Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 948 › Conversation 948-017
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Ronald L. Ziegler
Wednesday, July 11, 1973 · 5:13 PM–5:16 PM ET · Oval Office · 9 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met briefly with an unidentified individual in the Oval Office. The primary purpose of the meeting was to facilitate a request regarding Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler. The interaction concluded quickly with no substantive policy developments recorded.
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NARA Description
On July 11, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:13 pm and 5:16 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 948-017 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 948-17
Date: July 11, 1973
Time: Unknown between 5:13 pm and 5:16 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with an unknown person.
Request for Ronald L. Ziegler
The unknown person left at an unknown time before 5:16 pm.Also recorded on July 11, 1973
- 948-013 4:22 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 4:22 pm and 4:24 pm.
- 948-014 4:24 PM · 60 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:24 pm to 5:05 pm.
- 041-062 5:06 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:06 pm and 7:07 pm.
- 948-015 5:06 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 5:06 pm.
- 948-016 5:07 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:07 pm to 5:13 pm.
- 948-018 5:16 PM · 28 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:16 pm to 5:41 pm.
- 948-019 5:41 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:41 pm and 5:42 pm.
- 948-020 5:42 PM · 26 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:42 pm to 6:04 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 948-017, July 11, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/948-017 (accessed October 10, 2026).