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Conversation 874-008

TapeTape 874StartFriday, March 9, 1973 at 9:52 AMEndFriday, March 9, 1973 at 9:54 AMParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Ziegler, Ronald L.Recording deviceOval Office
AI Summary

President Nixon and Press Secretary Ronald Ziegler met to coordinate logistics for an upcoming radio address and discuss the administration's public messaging strategy. They reviewed the presentation of economic policy, including the roles of Herbert Stein and John Ehrlichman, while evaluating the media impact of recent Watergate-related allegations against Donald Segretti. The participants concluded that television coverage of the Segretti controversy was less prominent than reports on food prices, prompting discussions on how to better manage press narratives.

Radio addressEconomic policyWatergateDonald SegrettiPress relationsInflation
AudioNARA Description

On March 9, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:52 am and 9:54 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 874-008 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 874-8

Date: March 9, 1973
Time: Unknown between 9:52 am and 9:54 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Ronald L. Ziegler.

       President's radio speech
             -Scheduling
             -Arrangements
             -Distribution to press
             -Preparation
             -Film Clip
             -Contents
                    -Lines
             -Film clip

       John D. Ehrlichman's briefing of the press
            -Post-Cabinet meeting
            -Food prices [?]
            -Herbert Stein's press conference
                   -Handling
            -Inflation
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                    NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                        (rev. June-2010)
                                                           Conversation No. 874-8 (cont’d)

       Economic policy
            -Presentation to press
                  -John B. Connally
                  -George P. Shultz
                  -Stein
                         -Jew
                  -Ehrlichman

       Watergate
            -News reports
                  -Donald H. Segretti
                  -Hugh S. Sidey
            -Television [TV] news
                  -Food
                  -Extent of publicity on Segretti
                  -Compared to print news

       News photographs of President
            -Frequency

Ziegler left at 9:54 am.
Transcript (AI-Generated)

This transcript was generated automatically by AI and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite this transcript as authoritative. Consult the Finding Aid above for verified information.

We've got plenty of time.
Maybe I may have to do the tape in the morning.
We'll get it to the press in the morning because it can't be run until it goes on the air.
Sure.
I'm going to try to get it done today if they get it back to me because I worked on it last night.
We'll be ready any time you need.
Be quiet.
you know we've always had a
Here's where you really need to calm it, don't you?
Quite frankly, that's not right.
And, uh... From the standpoint of a... Well, just something to say.
It's like a showstand doing.
Wonderful guy.
He comes over on the... On the news at least.
Stein.
It's a Jewish... John, it's... John's doing pretty good.
That's all I had today.
It actually didn't get too heavy play on TV last night.
It didn't get as heavy play as the food.
I'm talking about the Segretti thing.
It did not get as heavy play in terms of the overall context of the TV news last night as it may appear in writing.
Excuse me, I'm sorry.
Okay.
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