Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 781 › Conversation 781-003
Nixon & Ziegler on Rose Mary Woods and Speechwriting
Monday, September 18, 1972 · 9:35 AM–9:36 AM ET · Oval Office · 13 sec
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On September 18, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:35 am to 9:36 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 781-003 of the White House Tapes.
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Conversation No. 781-3
Date: September 18, 1972
Time: 9:35 am - 9:36 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Ronald L. Ziegler.
The President's forthcoming speech to International Narcotics Control Conference
-Rose Mary Woods
-Release
Ziegler left at 9:36 am.Transcript (AI-generated)
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- 781-008 11:33 AM · 22 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:33 am and 11:36 am.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 781-003, September 18, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/781-003 (accessed November 2, 2026).