Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 744 › Conversation 744-004

Nixon & Ziegler on Clifford Evans and Press relations

Friday, June 30, 1972 · 11:04 AM–11:05 AM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.Conversation744-004 on Tape 744 (tape position 02:12:24–02:12:56)StartFriday, June 30, 1972 at 11:04 AMEndFriday, June 30, 1972 at 11:05 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 744-004 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler held a brief meeting to discuss political support for the administration. The conversation focused on the public stance of journalist Clifford Evans regarding his backing of the President. No further policy decisions were recorded during this one-minute exchange.

Audio

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NARA Description

On June 30, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:04 am to 11:05 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 744-004 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 744-4

Date: June 30, 1972
Time: 11:04-11:05 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Ronald L. Ziegler .

      Clifford Evans
           -Support for the President

Ziegler left at 11:05 am.

Transcript (AI-generated)

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Also recorded on June 30, 1972

026-027 11:04 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:04 am and 11:07 am.
744-005 11:05 AM — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:05 am and 11:07 am.
744-006 11:05 AM — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:05 am and 11:07 am.
744-026 11:05 AM — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:05 am and 11:07 am.
026-028 11:07 AM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Vice President Spiro T. Agnew talked on the telephone from 11:07 am to 11:15 am.
744-007 11:07 AM — President Richard M. Nixon and Vice President Spiro T. Agnew met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:07 am to 11:15 am.
744-008 11:15 AM — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:15 am.
744-009 11:15 AM — Stephen B. Bull and Vernon C. Coffey, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:15 am to 11:26 am.

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Haldeman & Harlow on Spiro T. Agnew and Congressional relations January 26, 1972 · 7 min
Nixon phone call with Buchanan on Minority Enterprise and Steel Industry April 14, 1971 · 3 min
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Nixon & Price on West Point commencement speech and Vietnam policy May 26, 1971 · 2 min

Cite this conversation

Conversation 744-004, June 30, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/744-004 (accessed November 2, 2026).