Conversation: 840-003
Prev:  840-002 Next: 840-004Start Date: 3-Feb-1973 9:10 AM
End Date: 3-Feb-1973 10:29 AM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.; Ziegler, Ronald L.; Walters, Barbara; Recording Device: Oval Office
NARA Description:
On February 3, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Barbara Walters met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:10 am and 10:29 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 840-003 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 840-3 Date: February 3, 1973 Time: Unknown between 9:10 am and 10:29 am Location: Oval Office The President met with Stephen B. Bull. Ronald L. Ziegler’s location Henry A. Kissinger's schedule Bull left at an unknown time before 10:29 am. Ziegler entered at 9:55 am. United Press International [UPI] story -Inaccuracies in story -Tricia Nixon Cox -White House car -Corrections -Type of car -Plymouth, Chrysler -Impression of story -Limousine Kissinger's trip to Hanoi -Press relations -Press participation in trip -Resolution by National Press Club Bull entered at an unknown time after 9:55 am. Moving -Unknown person Bull left at an unknown time before 10:29 am. -4- NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM Tape Subject Log (rev. Sep.-09) Conversation No. 840-3 (cont’d) Kissinger's trip to Hanoi -Press contact with Democratic Republic of Vietnam [DRV] -Press to accompany Kissinger -Negotiations -Press in Hanoi -Reasons for going -Protests Prisoner exchange -Press relations -Exploitation of Prisoners of War [POWs] -Condition of POWs -George E. Allen -Woody Hayes -Press relations -Protection from individual -Press attacks on the President -Lester Markel -Article in New York Times -Faults of press -Self-evaluation -Press to go to Hanoi -Resolution by National Press Club -Emotions The President's press conference -Commentaries by Dan Rather -The President’s anger -1962 campaign -Ziegler’s views -Press reaction -Courtney R. Sheldon -Rather as representative of the press -Jules J. Witcover -Vermont Royster -5- NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM Tape Subject Log (rev. Sep.-09) Conversation No. 840-3 (cont’d) -Mixed opinions -Rather’s comments -Television [TV] coverage -Charles W. Colson -Rather's style -White House letter -Columbia Broadcast System [CBS] -Rather Ziegler's relations with press -Attention to Rather -Factual errors -Opinion -Marvin Kalb -James McManus -Westinghouse Corporation -Question to Ziegler -Ziegler’s response -Press bias -TV reaction to the President's conference -Clips Kalb -Robert Pierpoint -Call to Ziegler -Questions to Kissinger in TV interview -Kissinger's answers -Dull questions -Attacks on Kissinger -Ziegler’s view of interview Ziegler's announcement on Beijing -Barbara Walters -Telephone call -6- NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM Tape Subject Log (rev. Sep.-09) Conversation No. 840-3 (cont’d) Ziegler attempted to reach the White House operator but was unsuccessful. White House operator The President's press conference -Rather -Impact on journalists -Conflict -Witcover’s article -TV coverage -Prime time -Format -Future press conferences -Executive Office Building [EOB] briefing room -Number -Setting -TV setting - East Room -Impression -Number of journalists -East Room POWs -Press relations -Privacy -Exploitation -Meeting with journalists Barbara Walters talked with Ziegler at an unknown time between 9:55 am and 10:29 am. [Conversation No. 840-3A] [See Conversation No. 43-16] The President talked with Walters at an unknown time before 10:29 am. -7- NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM Tape Subject Log (rev. Sep.-09) Conversation No. 840-3 (cont’d) The President conferred with Ziegler at an unknown time before 10:29 am. Instructions to Ziegler -Exclusive for Walters upon Kissinger’s return Kissinger's schedule [End of telephone conversation] Kissinger's return to US -Press coverage Press relations -1973 Inauguration -January 23, 1973 announcement -Lyndon B. Johnson's funeral -Radio speech -Budget -Accessibility -Mood Trip to California -Cancellation -Florida Press conference at Western White House -Arrangements -Live TV -Tent -Background -Local press -Setting -Facilities -Tent -Compared to hotel or high school gym -8- NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM Tape Subject Log (rev. Sep.-09) Conversation No. 840-3 (cont’d) -Acoustics -Tent -Ziegler’s experience UPI story -Limousine -Impression -Aristocracy Kissinger's schedule -Meeting with the President -POWs Ziegler left at an unknown time before 10:29 am.