Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 906 › Conversation 906-013
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Ronald L. Ziegler
Friday, April 27, 1973 · 5:00 PM–5:37 PM ET · Oval Office · 10 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with an unidentified individual regarding the timing of a meeting with Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler. The participants reached a consensus to delay the interaction until after a specific, unspecified event referred to as the "breaking of the earth." This brief exchange underscores the President's deliberate orchestration of his daily schedule and media strategy during a period of heightened administrative volatility.
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NARA Description
On April 27, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:00 pm and 5:37 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 906-013 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 906-13
Date: April 27, 1973
Time: Unknown between 5:00 pm and 5:37 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with an unknown man.
Ronald L. Ziegler’s schedule
-Meeting with President
-Press briefing
The unknown man left at an unknown time before 5:37 pm.Also recorded on April 27, 1973
- 045-035 4:30 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:30 pm and 4:31 pm.
- 045-036 4:31 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry E. Petersen talked on the telephone from 4:31 pm to 4:35 pm.
- 906-010 4:31 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry E. Petersen met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:31 pm to 4:35 pm.
- 906-011 4:35 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:35 pm and 4:41 pm.
- 906-012 4:41 PM · 36 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Ronald L. Ziegler, and White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:41 pm to 5:00 pm.
- 906-014 5:00 PM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:00 pm and 5:37 pm.
- 906-015 5:00 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:00 pm and 5:37 pm.
- 906-016 5:00 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:00 pm and 5:37 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 906-013, April 27, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/906-013 (accessed October 5, 2026).