Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 867 › Conversation 867-002
Nixon & Ziegler on Presidential press conference and Media relations
Friday, March 2, 1973 · 11:05 AM–11:59 PM ET · Oval Office · 12 sec
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On March 2, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:05 am and 11:59 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 867-002 of the White House Tapes.
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Conversation No. 867-2
Date: March 2, 1973
Time: Unknown after 11:05 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Ronald L. Ziegler.
President's press conference
-Questions
-Frank Cormier
Ziegler left at 11:08 am.Transcript (AI-generated)
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 867-002, March 2, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417182661). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/867-002 (accessed November 2, 2026).