Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 623 › Conversation 623-029
Nixon & Ziegler on SALT negotiations and Vietnam War
Tuesday, November 23, 1971 · 6:08 PM–6:10 PM ET · Oval Office · 2 min
AI Summary
President Nixon met with Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler to coordinate a forthcoming public statement regarding the status of the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks and ongoing Senate actions concerning the Vietnam War. The discussion also addressed administrative changes within the Council of Economic Advisors, specifically focusing on the resignation of Paul W. McCracken and the role of Herbert Stein. The brief consultation served to align the administration's messaging on these sensitive foreign policy and economic personnel matters.
- SALT negotiations
- Vietnam War
- Council of Economic Advisors
- Paul W. McCracken
- Herbert Stein
- White House communications
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NARA Description
On November 23, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:08 pm and 6:10 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 623-029 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 623-029
Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542
Date: November 23, 1971
Time: 6:08 pm - unknown before 6:10 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Ronald L. Ziegler.
Ziegler's forthcoming statement
-Strategic Arms Limitation Talks [SALT] negotiations
-Vietnam War
-Senate action
Council of Economic Advisors [CEA]
-Herbert Stein
-Paul W. McCracken's resignation
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 623-029, November 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/623-029 (accessed October 12, 2026).