Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 808 › Conversation 808-006
Nixon & Ziegler on Radio address and Press relations
Friday, October 27, 1972 · 11:41 AM–11:42 AM ET · Oval Office · 40 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon and Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler held a brief meeting to coordinate logistics regarding the President's radio address scheduled for that day. They discussed media coverage, specifically focusing on the wire service reports and a forthcoming photographic session with the press. The conversation functioned primarily as a final scheduling update to ensure synchronized press engagement following the broadcast.
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NARA Description
On October 27, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:41 am to 11:42 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 808-006 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 808-6
Date: October 27, 1972
Time: 11:41 am - 11:42 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Ronald L. Ziegler.
The President’s schedule
-Wire service report on the President's October 27, 1972 radio speech
-Photographic session
-Live wire
-Series
-Press
Ziegler left at 11:42 am.Also recorded on October 27, 1972
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 808-006, October 27, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/808-006 (accessed October 9, 2026).