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Nixon & Ziegler on Jackie Robinson and White House photography

Tuesday, October 24, 1972 · 11:45 AM–11:46 AM ET · Oval Office · 1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.Conversation806-010 on Tape 806StartTuesday, October 24, 1972 at 11:45 AMEndTuesday, October 24, 1972 at 11:46 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 806-010 ↗

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President Nixon and Press Secretary Ronald Ziegler met briefly to finalize administrative details regarding the President’s public schedule and official statements. They specifically discussed the approval of a formal statement concerning the death of Jackie Robinson and coordinated the logistics for upcoming White House photography sessions. The discussion included preferences for managing the duration and atmosphere of these photo opportunities involving figures such as Henry Kissinger and representatives of the police force.

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Sir, did you approve of the charity?

Yeah.

I understand the point of the picture, sir.

It really is not worth your time.

Can't resist it.

We've just got to do this.

Well, I don't even have a picture.

Well, I was thinking of this policeman.

Oh, this?

I have a pair of long hair.

This one.

Okay.

The reason I was cutting this one was because I'm Henry.

I'm getting into the rock.

Rockers, too.

I think it'll come out all right.

But I see the point on that.

You see the point?

There is some farce around it.

But we'll keep them down.

I don't mind them taking 30, 45 seconds on this one.

NARA Description

On October 24, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:45 am to 11:46 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 806-010 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 806-10

Date: October 24, 1972
Time: 11:45 am - 11:46 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Ronald L. Ziegler.

         The President’s approval of statement on death of John Roosevelt (“Jackie”) Robinson

         Photograph sessions
             -Duration
                 -Mood for pictures
                     -Henry A. Kissinger
                          -Saigon
                 -Meeting with policemen
                     -Kissinger
                     -William P. Rogers

Ziegler left at 11:46 am.

Also recorded on October 24, 1972

806-008 11:04 AM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:04 am and 11:15 am.
806-009 11:15 AM · 30 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, Fritz G. A. Kraemer, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:15 am to 11:45 am.
806-011 11:46 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:46 am and 11:47 am.
806-012 11:47 AM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and the Policeman of the Year award winner and honorable mention honorees, including Jake Miller, Ray Fisher, Lawrence Hust, Philip Iannuccilli, Jack L. Lewis, Robert H. Jenkins, Jr., Susan Johnston, Alan J. Loman, Robert E. Murkerson, Patrick L. Scott, Clarence Coster, Egil ("Bud") Krogh, Jr., John E. Nidecker, Geoffrey C. Shepard, the White House photographer, and members of the press, met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:47 am to 11:56 am.
806-013 11:58 AM · 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:58 am to 12:32 pm.
806-015 12:49 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:49 pm to 12:50 pm.
806-016 12:50 PM · 1 min — United States Secret Service agents and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:50 pm and 12:57 pm.
373-001 12:57 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, Manolo Sanchez, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:57 pm to 1:24 pm.

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Conversation 806-010, October 24, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/806-010 (accessed October 9, 2026).