Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 692 › Conversation 692-002
Nixon & Ziegler on Pay Board and Public relations
Thursday, March 23, 1972 · 4:03 PM–5:04 PM ET · Oval Office · 29 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon and Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler met to coordinate the President's upcoming speech regarding the Pay Board. The discussion focused on preparing Ziegler for potential press questions and ensuring the administration's messaging remained consistent. Nixon directed Ziegler to contact George P. Shultz to finalize the briefing strategy and clarify specific policy points.
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NARA Description
On March 23, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:03 pm to 5:04 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 692-002 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 692-2
Date: March 23, 1972
Time: 4:03 pm - 4:04 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Ronald L. Ziegler.
The President's schedule
-Forthcoming Pay Board speech
-Ziegler's briefing
-Questions
-George P. Shultz
Ziegler left.Also recorded on March 23, 1972
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- 692-001 3:56 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:56 pm and 4:03 pm.
- 692-003 4:08 PM · 54 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Marshall Green, John H. Holdridge, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., White House photographer, unknown person(s), White House photographer, Stephen B. Bull, and members of the press met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:08 pm to 5:02 pm.
- 692-004 5:03 PM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:03 pm to 5:17 pm.
- 692-005 5:17 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:17 pm to 5:22 pm.
- 692-006 5:22 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:22 pm to 5:23 pm.
- 692-007 5:23 PM · 59 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), White House operator, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Charles W. Colson met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:23 pm to 6:24 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 692-002, March 23, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/692-002 (accessed October 12, 2026).