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Conversation 406-013

TapeTape 406StartTuesday, January 30, 1973 at 1:23 PMEndTuesday, January 30, 1973 at 5:30 PMParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Ziegler, Ronald L.Recording deviceOld Executive Office Building
AI Summary

President Nixon and Press Secretary Ronald Ziegler coordinate the administration's media strategy regarding the recently finalized Vietnam peace settlement. They discuss the timing and management of press releases for morning newspapers, the logistics of Henry Kissinger’s potential trip to Hanoi, and the necessary coordination with Congress for upcoming public announcements. The conversation focuses on ensuring the administration maintains control over the narrative surrounding the Vietnam agreement and the President's related remarks.

Vietnam peace settlementPress relationsHenry KissingerWhite House communicationsCongressional relationsPublicity
AudioNARA Description

On January 30, 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 1:23 pm and 5:30 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 406-013 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 406-13

Date: January 30, 1973
Time: Unknown between 1:23 pm and 5:30 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Ronald L. Ziegler.
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                      Tape Subject Log
                                       (rev. Mar.-09)

                                                             Conversation No. 406-13 (cont’d)


       Press relations
             -Vietnam settlement
                    -Release of information to morning newspapers
             -Henry A. Kissinger
                    -Possible trip to Hanoi
                    -Publicity
                    -Economics story
                    -Lead
             -Vietnam settlement
                    -Congress
                    -Morning news papers
                    -Ziegler's briefing
                    -Congressional relations
                    -Signing
                    -William E. Timmons
                    -Announcement
                          -Kissinger
                          -President's remarks

Ziegler left at an unknown time before 5:30 pm.
Transcript (AI-Generated)

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Okay, we're, we're executing.
We're going to send it to the department.
Tomorrow we can see the problem down here in the sky.
I'll kill him, and I'm going to throw him, so I'd rather have him.
Let him have him.
Grab the shot, brother.
That's a good point.
Well, I should just say that you already, uh,
Okay, we'll still send it.
Okay, wait, I wouldn't have had this goddamn announcement of memories today if I had known it was going to be.
works in their properties.
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