Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 865 › Conversation 865-021

Nixon & Ziegler on Henry Kissinger and Yitzhak Rabin

Wednesday, February 28, 1973 · 10:59 AM–11:07 AM ET · Oval Office · 2 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.Conversation865-021 on Tape 865StartWednesday, February 28, 1973 at 10:59 AMEndWednesday, February 28, 1973 at 11:07 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 865-021 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with Press Secretary Ronald Ziegler in the Oval Office to discuss Henry Kissinger's activities. Ziegler briefed the President on Kissinger's meeting with Yitzhak Rabin and Kissinger's contacts with the press. The conversation touched upon how to manage press relations and potentially influence public perception.

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he was in the meeting
i find out when somebody didn't take his time that much yeah but you're one of those you don't think he did one of those press groups yeah i'm sure of that now you should know it i think my sense is that he was at one of his private meetings i don't know that you know the generally when he's out at the private meeting i go to my say where's henry they said well he's out of the meeting if he was out at a press room they would say he's over there
Well, I'm sorry, but I just wanted to, I just wanted to, I don't, I mean, it's fine, and I don't know if we're doing this in town, but we are guided by Trump, and we're baiting him, and he's not, maybe on the internet, so I'm on the internet.
It's perfectly all right.
But you're watching live, like a hawk, where you're on the president.
It's not a citizen, we're at home, self-protection, right?
Okay, I'll .

NARA Description

On February 28, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:59 am and 11:07 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 865-021 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 865-21

Date: February 28, 1973
Time: Unknown between 10:59 am and 11:07 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Ronald L. Ziegler.

       Henry A. Kissinger
             -Ziegler’s briefing
             -Meeting
                     -Yitzhak Rabin
             -Contacts with the press

Ziegler left at an unknown time before 11:07 am.

Also recorded on February 28, 1973

  • 865-015 10:23 AM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:23 am and 10:24 am.
  • 865-016 10:24 AM · 20 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:24 am to 10:43 am.
  • 865-017 10:43 AM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:43 am and 10:59 am.
  • 865-018 10:43 AM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:43 am and 10:59 am.
  • 865-019 10:43 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:43 am and 10:59 am.
  • 865-020 10:59 AM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 10:59 am.
  • 865-022 11:07 AM · 45 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:07 am to 11:52 am.
  • 865-023 11:52 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:52 am and 12:02 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 865-021, February 28, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/865-021 (accessed October 1, 2026).