Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 40 › Conversation 040-114

Nixon phone call with Ziegler on Press briefing and White House logistics

Thursday, June 14, 1973 · 4:31 PM–4:32 PM ET · White House Telephone · 15 sec

ParticipantsZiegler, Ronald L.; Nixon, Richard M. (President)Conversation040-114 on Tape 40StartThursday, June 14, 1973 at 4:31 PMEndThursday, June 14, 1973 at 4:32 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 040-114 ↗

AI Summary

Ronald L. Ziegler and President Nixon coordinate a meeting regarding the timing and location of a scheduled press briefing. The President directs Ziegler to meet him at the Executive Office Building to discuss the matter further. This brief exchange serves to finalize the logistics for the upcoming press engagement.

Audio

Download MP3 · 0.5 MB

Transcript (AI-generated)

This transcript was generated automatically by AI (WhisperX) and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Names and numbers are often wrong; speakers are not identified. Do not cite it as authoritative — verify against the audio and the finding aid.

Download transcript (.txt) · JSON data

Mr. Ziegler, sir?
Yeah.
Sir, with your briefings?
Yes, sir.
You want to come over to EOB?
Yes, sir.
Be right there.

NARA Description

On June 14, 1973, Ronald L. Ziegler and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone from 4:31 pm to 4:32 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 040-114 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 40-114

Date: June 14, 1973
Time: 4:31 pm - 4:32 pm
Location: White House Telephone

Ronald L. Ziegler talked with the President.

[See also Conversation No. 446-6A]

      Ziegler’s schedule
            -Press briefing

      President’s location
            - Executive Office Building [EOB]

Also recorded on June 14, 1973

  • 040-110 3:46 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:46 pm.
  • 040-111 3:58 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:58 pm and 4:10 pm.
  • 446-003 3:58 PM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:58 pm to 4:10 pm.
  • 040-112 4:10 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:10 pm and 4:12 pm.
  • 446-004 4:10 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:10 pm and 4:12 pm.
  • 040-113 4:12 PM · 20 sec — White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone from 4:12 pm to 4:13 pm.
  • 446-005 4:12 PM · 17 sec — White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:12 pm to 4:13 pm.
  • 446-006 4:15 PM · 1 hr 43 min — President Richard M. Nixon, J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr., Ronald L. Ziegler, unknown person(s), and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:15 pm to 5:58 pm.

All 74 conversations from June 14, 1973 →

Cite this conversation

Conversation 040-114, June 14, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/040-114 (accessed October 23, 2026).