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

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Ziegler, Ronald L.Conversation781-003 onTape 781StartMonday, September 18, 1972 at 9:35 AMEndMonday, September 18, 1972 at 9:36 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 781-003 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler held a brief meeting to coordinate the President's upcoming address to the International Narcotics Control Conference. The discussion focused on logistical details regarding the involvement of Rose Mary Woods and the official release of the speech. No further substantive policy actions were recorded during this brief administrative exchange.

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Sir, yeah, is it okay to?

NARA Description

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.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

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.

Also recorded on September 18, 1972

  • 781-001 8:25 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:25 am and 9:35 am.
  • 781-002 8:25 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:25 am and 9:35 am.
  • 781-004 9:36 AM · 42 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:36 am and 10:16 am.
  • 781-005 10:16 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:16 am to 10:18 am.
  • 781-006 10:21 AM · 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), White House operator, William P. Rogers, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:21 am to 11:18 am.
  • 781-033 11:17 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:17 am to 11:18 am.
  • 781-007 11:18 AM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, Terry Ann Meeuwsen, Beverly Meeuwsen, Laurie Lee Schaefer, Dorothy Schwager, and Henry C. Cashen, II met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:18 am to 11:33 am.
  • 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 September 18, 2026).