Press Secretary Ronald Ziegler met with President Nixon to discuss administrative or political strategy, utilizing metaphorical language regarding the challenges of initiating a new project or initiative. The conversation focused on the difficulties of early implementation, specifically characterizing the task as comparable to starting with a single horse. No specific policy decisions were finalized during this brief exchange.
On May 14, 1973, Ronald L. Ziegler and President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:01 pm to 5:08 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 435-035 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 435-35 Date: May 15, 1973 Time: 5:01 pm-5:08 pm Location: Executive Office Building Ronald L. Ziegler talked with the President. [See Conversation No. 46-66]
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