President Nixon and Press Secretary Ronald Ziegler discuss the handling of visual documentation and photographic records regarding an unspecified project or event. The President explicitly instructs that only photographic material be emphasized, while expressing skepticism regarding the feasibility of funding for a particular initiative. They also briefly consider the strategic optics of involving bipartisan congressional leadership in public-facing appearances.
On January 23, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:46 pm and 1:53 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 404-018 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 404-18 Date: January 23, 1973 Time: Unknown between 1:43 pm and 1:46 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with Ronald L. Ziegler. [See Conversation No. 36-83]
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