Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 406 › Conversation 406-013
Nixon & Ziegler on Vietnam peace settlement and Press relations
Tuesday, January 30, 1973 · 1:23 PM–5:30 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 3 min
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.
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NARA 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.
Press relations
-Vietnam settlement
-Release of information to morning newspapers
-Henry A. Kissinger
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 406-56 (cont’d)
-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.Also recorded on January 30, 1973
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- 406-012 1:23 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 1:23 pm and 5:30 pm.
- 406-014 1:23 PM · 40 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 1:23 pm and 5:30 pm.
- 406-015 1:23 PM · 10 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 1:23 pm and 5:30 pm.
- 406-016 1:23 PM · 31 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 1:23 pm and 5:30 pm.
- 406-017 1:23 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:23 pm and 5:30 pm.
- 406-018 1:23 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 1:23 pm and 5:30 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 406-013, January 30, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/406-013 (accessed October 6, 2026).