President Nixon and Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler held a brief, cryptic discussion regarding the management of public perception and the status of certain unspecified information. The exchange centered on controlling narratives and building momentum for the administration's messaging. While the transcript is fragmented, the President emphasized the necessity of maintaining internal secrecy while coordinating the timing of their public disclosures.
On March 13, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:49 pm to 1:50 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 410-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 410-5 Date: March 13, 1973 Time: 1:49 pm and 1:50 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with Ronald L. Ziegler. [See Conversation No. 43-68]
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