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.
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 AidConversation 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] -19- NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM (rev. October-2012)
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