President Nixon and Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler coordinated messaging strategies for upcoming press briefings, specifically regarding contentious political issues like school busing and the ongoing ITT controversy. They analyzed the political implications of the ITT scandal, including potential connections to Peter M. Flanigan and the role of campaign contributions in the broader debate. Additionally, they touched upon the public reception of a book by James Keogh and addressed logistical details concerning the arrival of pandas at the National Zoo.
On March 13, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 6:22 pm to 6:28 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 021-060 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 21-60 Date: March 13, 1972 Time: 6:22 pm - 6:28 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with Ronald L. Ziegler. [See Conversation No. 323-12] Press briefing -Busing -Ziegler’s responses -Florida primary -National problem -Message to Congress -Associated Press [AP] -White House staff -William P. Rogers question -Pandas -Crosby S. Noyes -The President’s view -The National Zoo -International Telephone and Telegraph [ITT] -Washington Star article -Robert Walters -Peter M. Flanigan -Dillon Reed -Circumstances -Discussion of settlement -Divestiture -Grinnel Corporation -Charles W. Colson -Walters -Washington Star -Colson -Democrats -Political issue -Marlow W. Cook’s statement -Gerald R. Ford’s statement -Citizens committee -Campaign contributions -Press conference -Pandas -Busing -Timing -The press -James Keogh’s book [President Nixon and the Press] -Reporters questions -Busing -Campaign -White House and Administration -Reviews of book -The President’s view
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