Conversation: 279-003
Prev:  279-002 Next: 279-004Start Date: 22-Sep-1971 10:53 AM
End Date: 22-Sep-1971 11:14 AM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.; Recording Device: Old Executive Office Building
Full Tape Conversation Start Time: 01:00:20
Full Tape Conversation End Time: 01:18:01
NARA Description:
On September 22, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:53 am and 11:14 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 279-003 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 279-3 Date: September 22, 1971 Time: Unknown between 10:53 am and 11:14 am Location: Executive Office Building The President met with Ronald L. Ziegler. Ziegler's press briefing -The President's statement about the departure of the Washington Senators baseball team -Home team -Opening day tradition of the President throwing out the first ball -Baltimore Orioles baseball team -Nation's capital -Lack of baseball team -Orioles -Major leagues -Game in Washington, DC -Orioles -California Angels baseball team -Throwing the first ball -Home team -Senators -Announcement of meeting between the President and Andrei A. Gromyko -Date Question and answer [Q&A] session at Detroit Economic Club, September 23, 1971 16 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 10/06) -Television cameras -Mark I. Goode -Arrangements for telecast -Goode -Arrangements for telecast -Detroit Economic Club -Audience position -Position of aisles -The President's position -Cameras -Television coverage of session -Number of cameras -Quality of coverage -Goode -Location of cameras -The People's Republic of China [PRC] -Speculation about internal conditions -Arrangements for telecast -Cameras -White House press corps -Number participating in Q&A session -Members of panel -White House reporters -Questions -Local press -White House press corps -Participation in the session News story about the President's September 21, 1971 meeting with race car drivers -Release date -Television -Coverage -Sports magazines -Sports pages of newspapers -Pictures -Magazines Ziegler's press briefing -Foreign policy issues during news conference -The President's press conference -Volunteer army 17 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 10/06) Conv. No. 279-3 (cont.) -Maintaining defense -Foreign policy -The President's long term commitment to a volunteer army -Consumer Price Index [CPI] -Catch-up period -Figures -Adjustment of points -Interest in consumer issues -The press -Prices -Agriculture -Coverage of the President's meeting with special interest groups -Governors -Meetings with Senators and Congressmen -Consumers -Agriculture -Labor -Consumers -The press -Issue -Consumers -Possible economic issues -Tax programs -Ways and Means Committee -Actions of the Committee -Administration program -The President's previous statement -Vote on tax program -Senate -Tax action -Speed -Stimulation of jobs -Congress -Tax action Q&A session in Detroit -Television coverage -Cameras -Electronic camera -The press corps -Future meetings 18 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 10/06) Conv. No. 279-3 (cont.) -Size of press corps -Television image -Audience -Speakers -Typewriters -Location of press corps -Audience -Monitors White House correspondents -Douglas B. Cornell -Reception -Years as White House reporter -Herbert C. Hoover -Wire service reporter -Retirement -Age -Reception -Attendance by wives -Helen Thomas -Stag -Working press corps -White House -Capitol Hill -Wire services -Associated Press [AP] -United Press International [UPI] -Number of guests -AP -Wire services -Marvin L. Arrowsmith -Reporter Ziegler’s press briefing -Attica state prison riot -Questions about situation -The President's previous press conference -Edmund S. Muskie -Questions on Vietnam -Answers by Military Assistance Command, Vietnam [MACV] and the Department of Defense 19 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 10/06) Conv. No. 279-3 (cont.) -Buildup in the demilitarized zone [DMZ] -US troops -Air strikes -Weather -DMZ -Military build-up Ziegler left at an unknown time before 11:14 am.