Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 435 › Conversation 435-034
Nixon & Ziegler on Watergate and Public Relations
Monday, May 14, 1973 · 4:19 PM–4:20 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 39 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon and Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler held a brief meeting to address immediate administrative or public relations concerns following the mounting pressures of the Watergate scandal. The discussion served as a logistical coordination point between the President and his primary spokesperson. No definitive policy shifts were established during this one-minute exchange, which functioned primarily as a status update.
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NARA Description
On May 14, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:19 pm to 4:20 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 435-034 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 435-34 Date: May 15, 1973 Time: 4:19 pm-4:20 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with Ronald L. Ziegler. [See Conversation No. 46-65]
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 435-034, May 14, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/435-034 (accessed November 15, 2026).