Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 274 › Conversation 274-036

Nixon & Ziegler on Vietnam War and Economic stabilization

Wednesday, September 8, 1971 · 2:24 PM–3:03 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.Conversation274-036 on Tape 274 (tape position 03:05:33–03:06:39)StartWednesday, September 8, 1971 at 2:24 PMEndWednesday, September 8, 1971 at 3:03 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 274-036 ↗

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President Nixon and Press Secretary Ronald Ziegler consulted on pending communication strategies, specifically regarding public messaging on Vietnam casualty rates and reports involving H.R. Haldeman. They also reviewed final revisions for the President's upcoming address to Congress concerning economic stabilization. The discussion focused on coordinating the administration’s narrative for these high-priority domestic and foreign policy issues.

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NARA Description

On September 8, 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 2:24 pm and 3:03 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 274-036 of the White House Tapes.

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Conversation No. 274-36

Date: September 8, 1971
Time: Unknown between 2:24 pm and 3:03 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with Ronald L. Ziegler [?]

     Vietnam
          -Press report
               -H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
               -Casualty rate

     President’s address to Congress on economic stabilization, September 9, 1971
          -Changes
          -Raymond K. Price, Jr.
                -Copy

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274-037 2:24 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:24 pm and 3:03 pm.
008-051 3:03 PM · 54 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. talked on the telephone from 3:03 pm to 3:04 pm.
274-038 3:03 PM · 59 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:03 pm to 3:04 pm.
274-039 3:04 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:04 pm and 3:06 pm.
008-052 3:05 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:05 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 274-036, September 8, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/274-036 (accessed November 15, 2026).