Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 780 › Conversation 780-008

Ziegler on White House logistics and Henry A. Kissinger

Saturday, September 16, 1972 · 10:20 AM–10:41 AM ET · Oval Office ·20 sec

ParticipantsZiegler, Ronald L.; [Unknown person(s)]Conversation780-008 onTape 780StartSaturday, September 16, 1972 at 10:20 AMEndSaturday, September 16, 1972 at 10:41 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 780-008 ↗

AI Summary

Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler met with an unidentified woman in the Oval Office to retrieve personal items, including notebooks, from Henry A. Kissinger’s desk. The brief interaction focused on the logistical collection of materials from the office. Following the retrieval of these items, Ziegler and his guest promptly departed the premises.

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NARA Description

On September 16, 1972, Ronald L. Ziegler and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:20 am and 10:41 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 780-008 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 780-8

Date: September 16, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:20 am and 10:40 am
Location: Oval Office

                                         (rev. Oct-06)

Ronald L. Ziegler met with an unknown woman.

            Folder

            Notebook and other items from office
                -Henry A. Kissinger’s desk

Ziegler and the unknown woman left at an unknown time before 10:40 am.

Also recorded on September 16, 1972

780-007 9:26 AM · 53 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Charles W. Colson, Stephen B. Bull, Henry A. Kissinger, unknown person(s), Alexander P. Butterfield, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:26 am to 10:20 am.
780-009 10:20 AM · 8 sec — Alexander P. Butterfield and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:20 am and 10:41 am.
780-010 10:20 AM · 13 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:20 am and 10:41 am.
780-011 10:41 AM · 33 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:41 am and 10:44 am.
780-012 10:41 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:41 am and 10:44 am.
780-013 10:44 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Harold T. Rigley met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:44 am to 10:45 am.
780-014 10:45 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:45 am and 10:55 am.
780-015 10:55 AM · 1 hr 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Stephen B. Bull, Manolo Sanchez, Tricia Nixon Cox, Henry A. Kissinger, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:55 am to 12:50 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 780-008, September 16, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/780-008 (accessed September 18, 2026).