Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 524 › Conversation 524-014

Nixon & Ziegler on White House administration

Thursday, June 17, 1971 · 11:06 AM–11:15 AM ET · Oval Office · 2 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.Conversation524-014 on Tape 524 (tape position 01:25:02–01:33:17)StartThursday, June 17, 1971 at 11:06 AMEndThursday, June 17, 1971 at 11:15 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 524-014 ↗

President Nixon and Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office to coordinate the President's upcoming official schedule. This brief consultation served to align administrative priorities and logistical planning for presidential engagements. No major policy developments were recorded, as the discussion focused strictly on internal scheduling matters.

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On June 17, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:06 am and 11:15 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 524-014 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 524-14

Date: June 17, 1971
Time: Unknown between 11:06 am and 11:15 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Ronald L. Ziegler.

     President's schedule

Ziegler left at an unknown time before 11:15 am.
  • 524-009 10:34 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:34 am and 10:39 am.
  • 524-011 10:39 AM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Lucy A. Winchester, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:39 am to 10:47 am.
  • 524-012 10:47 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:47 am and 10:58 am.
  • 524-013 10:58 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:58 am to 11:00 am.
  • 524-015 11:15 AM · 48 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Ronald L. Ziegler, Stephen B. Bull, Donald McI. Kendall, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:15 am to 12:03 pm.
  • 524-016 12:03 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:03 pm and 12:06 pm.
  • 524-017 12:06 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, Christian deGuigne, III, Christian deGuigne, IV, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:06 pm to 12:11 pm.
  • 524-018 12:12 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:12 pm.

Conversation 524-014, June 17, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/524-014 (accessed October 23, 2026).