Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 432 › Conversation 432-021
Nixon & Ziegler on Stuart Hall and Public relations
Wednesday, May 2, 1973 · 2:28 PM–2:29 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 14 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon and Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler engaged in an extremely brief, informal exchange following a meeting regarding the Stuart Hall matter. The discussion centered on confirming Ziegler's ability to handle the specific task or public statement related to Hall. No formal policy decisions or substantive strategic actions were recorded during this one-minute interaction.
- Stuart Hall
- Public relations
- Press operations
- White House staff
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NARA Description
On May 2, 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 2:28 pm and 2:29 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 432-021 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 432-21
Date: May 2, 1973
Time: 2:28 pm - 2:29 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with Ronald L. Ziegler.
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 432-21 (cont’d)
[See Conversation No. 45-148]Also recorded on May 2, 1973
- 045-146 2:22 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 2:22 pm to 2:24 pm.
- 432-019 2:22 PM · 2 min — 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 2:22 pm and 2:24 pm.
- 045-147 2:24 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:24 pm and 2:28 pm.
- 432-020 2:24 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:24 pm and 2:28 pm.
- 045-148 2:28 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 2:28 pm to 2:29 pm.
- 432-022 2:38 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:38 pm and 2:41 pm.
- 909-027 2:46 PM · 52 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:46 pm and 3:21 pm.
- 909-031 2:46 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:46 pm and 3:21 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 432-021, May 2, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/432-021 (accessed October 5, 2026).