President Nixon met with an unknown individual in the Oval Office to briefly review his upcoming schedule. The discussion centered on coordination with Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler regarding an impending press briefing. No further substantive details are available, as the brief meeting concluded shortly thereafter.
On October 18, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:16 pm and 3:20 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 803-020 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 803-20
Date: October 18, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:16 pm and 3:20 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with an unknown person.
The President’s schedule
-Ronald L. Ziegler
-Press briefing
The unknown person left at an unknown time before 3:20 pm.No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.