Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 489 › Conversation 489-014

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Ronald L. Ziegler

Monday, April 26, 1971 · 2:00 PM–2:54 PM ET · Oval Office ·5 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  [Unknown person(s)]Conversation489-014 onTape 489 (tape position 01:44:13–01:44:53)StartMonday, April 26, 1971 at 2:00 PMEndMonday, April 26, 1971 at 2:54 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 489-014 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with an unidentified individual to coordinate the handling of an unspecified issue by Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler. The conversation focuses on evaluating Ziegler's capacity to manage the situation effectively. The exchange concludes with a brief transition toward involving Ziegler in the matter.

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Here we go.
Let's see if Ron can handle this.
Ron, what's up?

NARA Description

On April 26, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:00 pm and 2:54 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 489-014 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 489-14

Date: April 26, 1971
Time: Unknown between 2:00 pm and 2:54 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with an unknown man.

     President's schedule
           -Ronald L. Ziegler

The unknown man left at an unknown time before 2:54 pm.

Also recorded on April 26, 1971

  • 489-009 12:33 PM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:33 pm.
  • 489-010 12:44 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:44 pm and 1:00 pm.
  • 489-011 1:00 PM · 1 hr 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Manolo Sanchez, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm.
  • 489-012 2:00 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:00 pm and 2:54 pm.
  • 489-013 2:00 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:00 pm and 2:54 pm.
  • 489-015 2:00 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:00 pm and 2:54 pm.
  • 489-016 2:54 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Dwight L. Chapin met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:54 pm to 2:55 pm.
  • 489-017 2:57 PM · 1 hr 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Ronald L. Ziegler, Stephen B. Bull, John D. Ehrlichman, George P. Shultz, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:57 pm to 4:12 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 489-014, April 26, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/489-014 (accessed September 18, 2026).