Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 352 › Conversation 352-022
Nixon & Ziegler on Public relations and Staff coordination
Wednesday, August 2, 1972 · 2:33 PM–2:36 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 2 min
AI Summary
President Nixon and Press Secretary Ronald Ziegler briefly coordinate a unified public relations strategy regarding ongoing investigations. They emphasize the necessity of directing White House staff to cooperate with inquiries while managing the discomfort caused by emerging negative publicity. The discussion serves to align the administration's messaging to ensure consistency as the team navigates political pressure.
- Public relations
- Staff coordination
- Administration transparency
- Political strategy
- Investigations
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NARA Description
On August 2, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:33 pm to 2:36 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 352-022 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 352-22 Date: August 2, 1972 Time: 2:33 pm - 2:36 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with Ronald L. Ziegler. [See Conversation No. 28-45; one item has been withdrawn]
Also recorded on August 2, 1972
- 352-017 1:19 PM · 8 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 1:19 pm and 2:33 pm.
- 352-018 1:19 PM · 6 sec — 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 1:19 pm and 2:33 pm.
- 028-045 2:33 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 2:33 pm to 2:36 pm.
- 028-046 2:36 PM · 10 sec — The recording device engaged on an unknown date, sometime between 2:36 pm on August 2, 1972 and 8:10 pm on August 3, 1972, but the conversation appears to be blank.
- 352-023 2:36 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:36 pm and 2:53 pm.
- 352-024 2:36 PM · 11 sec — 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 2:36 pm and 2:53 pm.
- 352-025 2:36 PM · 9 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 2:36 pm and 2:53 pm.
- 352-026 2:53 PM · 1 hr 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, John B. Connally, Marjorie P. Acker, Stephen B. Bull, and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:53 pm to 5:36 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 352-022, August 2, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/352-022 (accessed October 1, 2026).