Conversation 271-010

TapeTape 271StartWednesday, August 4, 1971 at 10:35 AMEndWednesday, August 4, 1971 at 10:59 AMTape start time04:35:21Tape end time04:44:20ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.Recording deviceOld Executive Office Building

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.

Press relationsInternational monetary policyU.S. DollarPress conference planningEconomic policy

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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.

Transcript (AI-Generated)

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Sure.

Let it run for 35 minutes.

Yeah, I think so.

All right.

Right.

I thought I'd say .

We need a good session with those senators.

We could top that.

Sure.

I think it's wise to do no radio or television on this one.

I'm sorry, you have any understanding on this one?

They want it, they say they want it, or is it not?

We have no session.

One little, my answer to that.

Yeah.

I 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.

There's some indications of the dollar, but it's only very money, hot money.

And so I think if that comes up with just a,

I'm going to start .

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