Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 24 › Conversation 024-168
Nixon phone call with Ziegler on Press relations and Soviet Union summit
Tuesday, May 16, 1972 · 1:20 PM–1:22 PM ET · White House Telephone
AI Summary
President Nixon and Press Secretary Ronald Ziegler coordinate media strategy regarding recent press coverage of the President's public activities. They discuss the framing of statements concerning the upcoming Soviet Union summit and a recent meeting with John B. Connally. The dialogue specifically addresses the messaging surrounding the shooting of George C. Wallace and the subsequent briefing responsibilities for reporters Jim Gannon and Gaylord Shaw.
- Press relations
- Soviet Union summit
- John B. Connally
- George C. Wallace shooting
- Media strategy
Audio
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NARA Description
On May 16, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 1:20 pm to 1:22 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 024-168 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 24-168
Date: May 16, 1972
Time: 1:20 pm - 1:22 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with Ronald L. Ziegler.
[See also Conversation No. 340-5]
Press stories
-The President's walk
-Jim Gannon
-Gaylord Shaw
-Press briefing
-The President's statement
-Departure for Soviet Union Summit
-Ziegler's briefing
-The President's and John B. Connally's statements
-The President's meeting with Connally
-Photographs
-George C. Wallace shootingAlso recorded on May 16, 1972
- 340-001 1:12 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:12 pm to 1:13 pm.
- 340-002 1:13 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), and Zosimo T. Monzon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:13 pm and 1:19 pm.
- 340-003 1:19 PM · 48 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:19 pm to 1:20 pm.
- 024-151 1:20 PM · 0 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 1:20 pm.
- 340-004 1:20 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 1:20 pm.
- 340-005 1:20 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:20 pm to 1:22 pm.
- 024-152 1:22 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:22 pm and 3:50 pm.
- 340-006 1:22 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:22 pm and 3:03 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 024-168, May 16, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/024-168 (accessed October 9, 2026).