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Nixon & Warren on Media relations and Public relations

Wednesday, June 6, 1973 · 4:24 PM–4:30 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 5 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Warren, Gerald L.Conversation443-018 on Tape 443StartWednesday, June 6, 1973 at 4:24 PMEndWednesday, June 6, 1973 at 4:30 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 443-018 ↗

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President Nixon and Deputy Press Secretary Gerald L. Warren discuss media strategy and public relations management regarding ongoing scandals. The conversation focuses on controlling the narrative surrounding key figures like Jeb Magruder and maintaining distance from student groups. They ultimately decide to limit public engagement and manage the flow of information through vetted, reliable channels.

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Hello.
Hi, Jerry, how about the story this morning?
It would be a great asset to see.
We have our client now.
We put him out there about once a week.
That's perfectly good.
We kind of were going to act, but we're not going to act the way we want.
We're going to do something.
We're not going to have a parade for the students.
We're going to leave them out.
We're going to leave them out.
We're going to leave them out.
We're going to leave them out.
We're going to leave them out.
Yeah, he was, he was very big, you know, a lot.
He was actually, what about, like, he was running ahead, you know, like, he was running ahead, you know, like, he was running ahead, you know,
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the files by the fbi and these numbers are totally solid
I was not saying that he was going to report it.
In the definition, what he was going to survey is that McGruder can't say he's about strong.
Okay.

NARA Description

On June 6, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Gerald L. Warren met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:24 pm to 4:30 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 443-018 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 443-18

Date: June 6, 1973
Time: 4:24 pm - 4:30 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with Gerald L. Warren.

[See Conversation No. 39-114]
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  • 039-115 4:40 PM · 3 min — White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 4:40 pm to 4:44 pm.
  • 443-022 4:40 PM · 3 min — Alexander M. Haig, Jr. and President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:40 pm to 4:44 pm.
  • 039-116 4:44 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:44 pm and 4:46 pm.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 443-018, June 6, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/443-018 (accessed September 28, 2026).