Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 332 › Conversation 332-042
Nixon & Ziegler on Public relations and Communication strategy
Tuesday, April 25, 1972 · 1:38 PM–1:39 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building
AI Summary
President Nixon and Press Secretary Ronald Ziegler discuss the drafting of a brief statement regarding the progress of a long-standing political or military struggle. Nixon instructs Ziegler to emphasize that the administration is nearing the conclusion of this effort and should remain committed to seeing it through to success. This brief coordination session serves to ensure that public messaging reflects the President's perspective on the administration's momentum.
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NARA Description
On April 25, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:38 pm to 1:39 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 332-042 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 332-42
Date: April 25, 1972
Time: 1:38 pm - 1:39 pm
Location: Old Executive Office Building
The President talked with Ronald L. Ziegler.
[See Conversation No. 23-63]Also recorded on April 25, 1972
- 023-062 1:33 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:33 pm and 1:38 pm.
- 332-040 1:33 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:33 pm and 1:38 pm.
- 332-041 1:33 PM · 36 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 1:33 pm and 1:38 pm.
- 023-063 1:38 PM · 33 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 1:38 pm to 1:39 pm.
- 023-064 1:39 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:39 pm and 1:45 pm.
- 332-043 1:39 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:39 pm and 1:45 pm.
- 332-044 1:39 PM · 18 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 1:39 pm and 1:45 pm.
- 332-045 1:39 PM · 34 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:39 pm and 1:45 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 332-042, April 25, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/332-042 (accessed October 9, 2026).