Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 428 › Conversation 428-009
Nixon & Ziegler on Haldeman and Press Relations
Thursday, April 12, 1973 · 2:23 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 1 min
AI Summary
President Nixon and Press Secretary Ronald Ziegler discuss the logistics and unpredictability surrounding a potential press briefing or public statement involving Bob Haldeman. The two men weigh the risks of committing to a specific schedule given the fluid nature of the situation. Ultimately, they decide to maintain a flexible approach to avoid unnecessary pressure or formal constraints on the President’s messaging.
- Haldeman
- Press Relations
- White House Communications
- Public Statements
- Scheduling
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NARA Description
On April 12, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 2:23 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 428-009 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 428-9
Date: April 12, 1973
Time: 2:23 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with Ronald L. Ziegler.
[See Conversation No. 44-155]
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 428-10 (cont’d)Also recorded on April 12, 1973
- 044-154 1:21 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:21 pm and 2:23 pm.
- 428-005 1:21 PM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:21 pm and 2:23 pm.
- 044-155 2:23 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:23 pm and 2:24 pm.
- 044-164 2:23 PM · 6 sec — unknown person(s) and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:23 pm and 2:24 pm.
- 428-010 2:25 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:25 pm to 2:27 pm.
- 044-156 2:27 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:27 pm and 2:28 pm.
- 428-011 2:27 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:27 pm to 2:28 pm.
- 428-012 2:30 PM · 1 hr 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:30 pm to 3:45 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 428-009, April 12, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/428-009 (accessed October 5, 2026).