Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 22 › Conversation 022-015

Nixon phone call with Ziegler on Press conference and Media relations

Friday, March 24, 1972 · 1:16 PM–1:17 PM ET · White House Telephone · 12 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.Conversation022-015 on Tape 22 (tape position 00:51:57–00:52:08)StartFriday, March 24, 1972 at 1:16 PMEndFriday, March 24, 1972 at 1:17 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 022-015 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Press Secretary Ronald Ziegler coordinate a brief meeting to finalize preparations for an upcoming presidential press conference. The discussion focuses on reviewing last-minute questions and potential talking points to ensure the President is adequately briefed. Ziegler confirms his immediate availability to join Nixon for these final deliberations.

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Hello.
Mr. Ziegler.
Yeah.
Yes, sir.
Hi, Ron.
You want to come over?
I'll go over the last-minute questions with you.
Yes, sir.
Be right there.

NARA Description

On March 24, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 1:16 pm to 1:17 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 022-015 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 22-15

Date: March 24, 1972
Time: 1:16 pm - 1:17 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Ronald L. Ziegler.

[See Conversation No. 326-18]

     The President’s forthcoming press conference
          -Ziegler’s forthcoming meeting with the President
               -Last minute details

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  • 022-013 12:54 PM · 18 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 12:54 pm to 1:12 pm.
  • 326-016 12:54 PM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:54 pm to 1:12 pm.
  • 022-014 1:12 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:12 pm and 1:16 pm.
  • 326-017 1:12 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:12 pm and 1:16 pm.
  • 326-018 1:16 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:16 pm to 1:17 pm.
  • 326-019 1:24 PM · 34 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:24 pm to 2:00 pm.
  • 022-016 1:28 PM · 51 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 1:28 pm to 1:29 pm.
  • 022-017 1:29 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:29 pm and 2:05 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 022-015, March 24, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/022-015 (accessed October 1, 2026).