Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 544 › Conversation 544-007
Nixon & Ziegler on Economic policy and Federal budget
Friday, July 23, 1971 · 10:25 AM ET · Oval Office · 32 sec
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President Nixon and Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler discuss the logistical arrangements and visual presentation for an upcoming budget meeting. They coordinate the use of charts and photography to effectively communicate administration economic policy to the public. The brief interaction concludes with the finalization of plans for these visual aids.
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NARA Description
On July 23, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House at 10:25 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 544-007 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 544-7
Date: July 23, 1971
Time: 10:25 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Ronald L. Ziegler.
Press photograph of forthcoming budget meeting
Ziegler left at 10:25 am.Also recorded on July 23, 1971
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- 544-008 10:26 AM · 2 hr 37 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John B. Connally, John D. Ehrlichman, George P. Shultz, Caspar W. ("Cap") Weinberger, Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., Edwin L. Harper, Ronald L. Ziegler, Paul W. McCracken, Henry A. Kissinger, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:26 am to 1:03 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 544-007, July 23, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/544-007 (accessed October 9, 2026).