Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 320 › Conversation 320-018
Nixon & Ziegler on Press relations and Personnel recruitment
Tuesday, February 8, 1972 · 2:44 PM–2:48 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 2 min
AI Summary
President Nixon and Press Secretary Ronald Ziegler briefly reviewed the status of a recent press briefing and staffing challenges. The discussion focused on personnel recruitment difficulties, with Ziegler confirming that no suitable candidates meeting the administration's criteria were currently available for specific positions. Nixon expressed frustration regarding the quality of external associations while acknowledging the perceived fairness of the administration's public messaging strategy.
- Press relations
- Personnel recruitment
- Public image
- Staffing
- White House operations
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NARA Description
On February 8, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:44 pm to 2:48 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 320-018 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 320-18 Date: February 8, 1972 Time: 2:44 pm - 2:48 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with Ronald L. Ziegler. [See also Conversation No. 20-62]
Also recorded on February 8, 1972
- 020-062 2:44 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 2:44 pm to 2:48 pm.
- 020-063 2:49 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Hugh Scott talked on the telephone from 2:49 pm to 2:51 pm.
- 320-019 2:49 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Hugh Scott met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:49 pm to 2:51 pm.
- 020-064 2:51 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:51 pm and 2:54 pm.
- 020-065 2:51 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:51 pm and 2:54 pm.
- 320-020 2:51 PM · 12 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 2:51 pm and 2:54 pm.
- 320-021 2:51 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:51 pm and 2:54 pm.
- 320-022 2:51 PM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:51 pm and 2:54 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 320-018, February 8, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/320-018 (accessed October 2, 2026).