Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 440 › Conversation 440-005
Nixon & Ziegler on White House administration and Press relations
Tuesday, May 22, 1973 · 2:45 PM–2:46 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 1 min
AI Summary
President Nixon and Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler held a brief, one-minute meeting in the Old Executive Office Building to coordinate administrative or press-related matters. While no transcript exists for this interaction, the meeting serves as an internal check-in between the President and his primary spokesperson during the height of the Watergate scandal. The session represents a routine point of contact for managing the administration's public narrative and scheduling priorities.
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NARA Description
On May 22, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:45 pm to 2:46 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 440-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 440-5 Date: May 22, 1973 Time: 2:45 pm - 2:46 pm Location: Old Executive Office Building The President talked with Ronald L. Ziegler. [See Conversation No. 46-147]
Also recorded on May 22, 1973
- 046-146 2:44 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:44 pm and 2:45 pm.
- 440-004 2:44 PM · 11 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 2:44 pm and 2:45 pm.
- 046-147 2:45 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 2:45 pm to 2:46 pm.
- 046-148 2:46 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:46 pm and 2:52 pm.
- 440-006 2:46 PM · 10 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 2:46 pm and 2:52 pm.
- 046-149 2:52 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 2:52 pm to 2:53 pm.
- 440-007 2:52 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:52 pm to 2:53 pm.
- 046-150 2:53 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:53 pm and 3:00 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 440-005, May 22, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/440-005 (accessed October 12, 2026).