Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 401 › Conversation 401-029
Nixon & Ziegler on White House Staff
Thursday, January 11, 1973 · 3:19 PM–3:20 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 10 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon and Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler held a brief, cryptically phrased exchange regarding the logistics of an upcoming meeting. The conversation appears to be a check on Ziegler’s availability to convene in person. No substantive policy matters were resolved during this short procedural coordination.
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NARA Description
On January 11, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:19 pm to 3:20 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 401-029 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 401-29
Date: January 11, 1973
Time: 3:19 pm - 3:20 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with Ronald L. Ziegler.
[See Conversation No. 35-138]
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUMAlso recorded on January 11, 1973
- 035-137 3:15 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:15 pm and 3:19 pm.
- 401-027 3:15 PM · 21 sec — 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 3:15 pm and 3:19 pm.
- 401-028 3:15 PM · 10 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 3:15 pm and 3:19 pm.
- 035-138 3:19 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 3:19 pm to 3:20 pm.
- 401-030 3:20 PM · 13 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 3:20 pm and 3:24 pm.
- 401-031 3:24 PM · 1 hr 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:24 pm to 4:35 pm.
- 035-139 3:55 PM · 17 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone from 3:55 pm to 3:56 pm.
- 035-140 3:57 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:57 pm and 4:15 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 401-029, January 11, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/401-029 (accessed October 2, 2026).