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Ron Ziegler
American government official
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role as White House press secretary
- In White House press secretary: Successes and failures in the late 20th century
Richard Nixon’s press secretary Ronald Ziegler, the youngest to hold the position at the time and a relatively inexperienced journalist, described the Watergate break-in as a “third-rate burglary attempt.” Ziegler later maintained that he knew nothing about the scandal as it unfolded, that he had been lied to and…
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