Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 927
Nixon White House Tape 927 (May 24, 1973)
3 conversations · Oval Office · about 23 min of released audio
Featuring Nixon, Hart, Ziegler
President Nixon held a brief meeting in the Oval Office with an unidentified individual to discuss his upcoming daily schedule. The conversation primarily served to coordinate the President's agenda with Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler. No substantive policy decisions were documented during this short exchange.
Thomas Hart met with an unidentified individual in the Oval Office to discuss logistical details regarding the President’s upcoming schedule. The conversation focused specifically on coordinating arrangements at the Executive Office Building. The participants concluded their brief meeting by departing the office shortly after noon.
President Nixon and Ronald Ziegler discussed strategies for managing the White House's public image and morale amidst the intensifying Watergate scandal. Nixon expressed concern over potential accusations of perjury and emphasized the need to shift focus toward broader national security issues and a more active, outward-facing engagement with Congress and the press. The conversation also touched upon the necessity of internal staff restructuring, including the potential return of Bryce Harlow, to navigate the political fallout and maintain the administration's stability.