President Nixon and Press Secretary Ronald Ziegler met to coordinate the briefing strategy for Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller. The discussion focused on managing the administration's messaging and political engagement regarding the Governor. The meeting served to ensure executive alignment prior to the Rockefeller briefing.
On June 1, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:14 am and 11:25 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 256-009 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 256-9
Date: June 1, 1971
Time: Unknown between 9:14 am and 11:25 am
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with an unknown person [Ronald L. Ziegler?]
Briefing of Nelson A. RockefellerNo transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.