Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 427 › Conversation 427-005

Nixon & Ziegler on White House administration and internal communications

Monday, April 16, 1973 · 3:25 PM–3:26 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.Conversation427-005 on Tape 427StartMonday, April 16, 1973 at 3:25 PMEndMonday, April 16, 1973 at 3:26 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 427-005 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler held a brief, cryptic discussion concerning the status of an ongoing, unspecified project or inquiry. The President sought an update on the progress of “that thing,” suggesting an urgent but undisclosed internal matter requiring Ziegler’s attention. No specific resolution or definitive action items were articulated during the one-minute exchange.

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Now, have you made any progress on that thing?

NARA Description

On April 16, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:25 pm to 3:26 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 427-005 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 427-5
Date: April 16, 1973
Time: 3:25 pm - 3:26 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with Ronald L. Ziegler.

[See Conversation No. 38-67]
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 427-005, April 16, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/427-005 (accessed October 5, 2026).