President Nixon and Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler held a brief meeting to coordinate messaging and ensure mutual understanding regarding sensitive information. The conversation centered on the management of specific inquiries and the necessity of keeping communications restricted to a limited circle of individuals. Nixon emphasized the importance of total discretion as they aligned their strategy for handling forthcoming public or internal inquiries.
On January 23, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:09 pm to 4:10 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 407-004 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 407-4 Date: January 23, 1973 Time: 4:09 pm and 4:10 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with Ronald L. Ziegler. [See Conversation No. 36-86]
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