Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 271 › Conversation 271-010

Nixon & Ziegler on Press relations and International monetary policy

Wednesday, August 4, 1971 · 10:35 AM–10:59 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.Conversation271-010 on Tape 271 (tape position 04:35:21–04:44:20)StartWednesday, August 4, 1971 at 10:35 AMEndWednesday, August 4, 1971 at 10:59 AMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 271-010 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler met to coordinate messaging for an upcoming press conference and a scheduled trip to New York. The discussion focused on managing press expectations, specifically regarding the exclusion of radio and television coverage for the briefing and potential responses to international monetary volatility. Nixon expressed concern over handling inquiries regarding French efforts to control 'hot money' and its impact on the U.S. dollar.

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4:40:55Sure.
4:40:55Let it run for 35 minutes.
4:40:56Yeah, I think so.
4:40:57All right.
4:40:58All right.
4:41:33Right.
4:41:33I thought I'd say .
4:41:35We need a good session with those senators.
4:41:39We could top that.
4:41:41Sure.
4:41:56I think it's wise to do no radio or television on this one.
4:41:59I'm sorry, you have any understanding on this one?
4:42:02They want it, they say they want it, or is it not?
4:42:04We have no session.
4:42:05One little, my answer to that.
4:42:07Yeah.
4:42:07I wanted to cover, my writer was a little flurried, and I didn't have, in Europe, apparently the French were nice, and they were able to control hot money, and I don't know how to answer.
4:42:18There's some indications of the dollar, but it's only very money, hot money.
4:42:24And so I think if that comes up with just a,
4:42:27I'm going to start .

NARA Description

On August 4, 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 10:35 am and 10:59 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 271-010 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 271-10

Date: August 4, 1971
Time: Unknown between 10:35 am and 10:59 am
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Ronald L. Ziegler.

     President's schedule
          -Forthcoming press conference
                 -Timing
                 -Expected duration

          -Forthcoming trip to New York
               -Wire service
               -Ziegler’s possible comments
          -Press conference
               -Senators
               -Coverage
                     -Radio and television
               -International monetary action
                     -George E. Reuter's report
                           -France
                                -Announcement
                                     - Hot money
                                     -Effect on dollar
                                     -Possible answer

Ziegler left at an unknown time before 10:59 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 271-010, August 4, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/271-010 (accessed October 13, 2026).