Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 880 › Conversation 880-002

Nixon & Ziegler on Presidential press conference

Thursday, March 15, 1973 · 11:19 AM–11:22 AM ET · Oval Office · 26 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.Conversation880-002 on Tape 880StartThursday, March 15, 1973 at 11:19 AMEndThursday, March 15, 1973 at 11:22 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 880-002 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler to coordinate strategy regarding an upcoming presidential press conference. The discussion focused primarily on the framing and delivery of Ziegler’s introductory remarks for the event. This briefing served to ensure message alignment between the President and his chief spokesperson before the public address.

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NARA Description

On March 15, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:19 am and 11:22 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 880-002 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 880-2

Date: March 15, 1973
Time: Unknown between 11:19 am and 11:21 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Ronald L. Ziegler.

       President’s press conference
             -Ziegler's introduction

The President and Ziegler left at 11:21 am.

Also recorded on March 15, 1973

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  • 880-001 11:16 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:16 am to 11:19 am.
  • 880-025 11:22 AM · 37 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:22 am and 11:58 am.
  • 880-003 11:58 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:58 am to 12:05 pm.
  • 037-117 12:05 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:05 pm and 12:11 pm.
  • 880-004 12:05 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:05 pm and 12:11 pm.
  • 880-005 12:05 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:05 pm and 12:11 pm.
  • 037-118 12:11 PM · 58 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ralph H. Cake talked on the telephone from 12:11 pm to 12:12 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 880-002, March 15, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/880-002 (accessed October 5, 2026).