Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 898 › Conversation 898-016

Nixon & Ziegler on Leonard Garment and John D. Ehrlichman

Tuesday, April 17, 1973 · 2:20 PM–2:30 PM ET · Oval Office · 23 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.Conversation898-016 on Tape 898StartTuesday, April 17, 1973 at 2:20 PMEndTuesday, April 17, 1973 at 2:30 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 898-016 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler held a brief meeting to address administrative concerns regarding Leonard Garment. The discussion centered on a specific request involving John D. Ehrlichman and the implementation of a plan proposed by Garment. No major policy shifts were recorded during this short interaction.

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Sir, uh, the lens on it came in the wrong suit.

Early.

Okay.

NARA Description

On April 17, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:20 pm and 2:30 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 898-016 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 898-16

Date: April 17, 1973
Time: Unknown between 2:20 pm and 2:39 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Ronald L. Ziegler.

       Leonard Garment
             -Request for President
                   -Ziegler
                                               -37-

                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                             Conversation No. 898-16 (cont’d)

                     -Item
                               -John D. Ehrlichman
                                      -Garment’s plan

Ziegler left at an unknown time before 2:39 pm.

Also recorded on April 17, 1973

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898-014 2:20 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:20 pm and 2:30 pm.
898-015 2:20 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:20 pm and 2:30 pm.
898-017 2:20 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:20 pm and 2:30 pm.
898-018 2:20 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:20 pm and 2:30 pm.
038-085 2:30 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:30 pm and 2:39 pm.
038-086 2:39 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 2:39 pm to 2:40 pm.
898-019 2:39 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:39 pm to 2:40 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 898-016, April 17, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/898-016 (accessed October 12, 2026).