President Nixon and Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler held a brief meeting to coordinate messaging regarding the President’s recent leisure activities. The discussion focused on establishing the narrative for upcoming golf outings involving William P. Rogers at Burning Tree and Bob Hope in San Clemente. This interaction served to ensure consistent public communication regarding the administration's recreational schedule.
On August 16, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:52 pm to 3:53 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 274-023 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 274-23
Date: August 16, 1971
Time: 3:52 pm - 3:53 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with Ronald L. Ziegler.
The President's schedule
-Golf
-William P. Rogers
-Burning Tree
Ziegler's briefing
-Golf
-Leslie T. (“Bob”) Hope
-San Clemente
-President’s most recent outingNo transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.