Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 588 › Conversation 588-004
Ziegler on White House logistics and Oval Office operations
Tuesday, October 12, 1971 · 12:01 AM–11:22 AM ET · Oval Office · 9 sec
AI Summary
Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler met with an unidentified individual to ascertain the current location of President Nixon. The discussion was brief and centered solely on establishing the President's whereabouts within the White House complex. No policy decisions or substantive political matters were addressed during this exchange.
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NARA Description
On October 12, 1971, Ronald L. Ziegler and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:01 am and 11:22 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 588-004 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 588-4
Date: October 12, 1971
Time: Unknown time before 11:22 am
Location: Oval Office
Ronald L. Ziegler met with an unknown person.
Inquiry on location of the President
Ziegler, et al. left at an unknown time before 11:22 am.Also recorded on October 12, 1971
- 011-047 9:26 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 9:26 pm to 9:34 pm.
- 288-002 9:26 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:26 pm to 9:34 pm.
- 288-003 9:36 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:36 pm and 9:40 pm.
- 588-005 12:01 AM · 8 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:01 am and 11:22 am.
- 588-006 12:01 AM · 4 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:01 am and 11:22 am.
- 588-022 12:01 AM · 7 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:01 am and 11:22 am.
- 288-004 8:25 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:25 am and 8:30 am.
- 011-048 8:30 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 8:30 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 588-004, October 12, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/588-004 (accessed September 28, 2026).