President Nixon met briefly with Manolo Sanchez before convening with Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler to coordinate final arrangements for the President's upcoming “Look to the Future” speech. The discussion focused on media strategy, including the management of press relations and the inclusion of a photograph opportunity featuring White House photographer Oliver Atkins. The participants specifically addressed the logistical planning for the speech's taping and its dissemination to the press, including the Washington Post.
On November 2, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:29 pm and 3:24 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 390-011 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 390-11
Date: November 2, 1972
Time: Unknown between 2:29 pm - 3:24 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
Room temperature
Sanchez left and Ronald L. Ziegler entered at 3:15 pm.
The President’s forthcoming speech, “Look to the Future”
-Advance text
-Press and media relations
-Photograph opportunity
-Oliver F. (“Ollie”) Atkins
-Taping of speech
-Press relations
-Atkins
-Press relations
-Washington Post
The President and Ziegler left at 3:24 pm.
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