Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 894 › Conversation 894-006

Nixon & Ziegler on Oscar Berger and Public relations

Thursday, April 12, 1973 · 12:28 PM–12:29 PM ET · Oval Office · 22 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.Conversation894-006 on Tape 894StartThursday, April 12, 1973 at 12:28 PMEndThursday, April 12, 1973 at 12:29 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 894-006 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Press Secretary Ronald Ziegler briefly coordinated logistics for an upcoming meeting with artist Oscar Berger. They discussed the constraints of the event, specifically emphasizing the need for efficiency and limiting the photographic session to a single standard set-up. The conversation focused on managing the President's schedule to ensure the interaction remained brief.

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Uh, this is a murder film.
This is a good artist.
Oh, he doesn't speak too well.
Let's do it quickly.
Just one standard picture.
Just one set-up picture.
So you can, uh, take about 30 minutes.
Yes, I'll, uh, run through the lines.
Sure, I'll do that.

NARA Description

On April 12, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:28 pm and 12:29 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 894-006 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 894-6

Date: April 12, 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:28 pm and 12:29 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Ronald L. Ziegler.

     President’s schedule
           -Meeting with Oscar Berger
                 -Photographs

Ziegler left at an unknown time before 12:29 pm.

Also recorded on April 12, 1973

  • 894-005 11:44 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Joseph M. A. Luns, Donald H. Rumsfeld, Henry A. Kissinger, White House photographer, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:44 am to 12:28 pm.
  • 894-007 12:29 PM · 36 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, Oscar Berger, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:29 pm to 1:06 pm.
  • 894-008 1:06 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:06 pm and 1:10 pm.
  • 894-009 1:06 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:06 pm and 1:10 pm.
  • 894-010 1:06 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:06 pm and 1:10 pm.
  • 894-011 1:10 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:10 pm to 1:16 pm.
  • 894-012 1:16 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:16 pm and 1:19 pm.
  • 894-013 1:16 PM · 35 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:16 pm and 1:19 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 894-006, April 12, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/894-006 (accessed October 5, 2026).