Ronald Louis Ziegler (May 12, 1939 – February 10, 2003) was the 13th White House Press Secretary , serving during President Richard Nixon 's administration.
23-1019: Ziegler is a common German-language surname meaning "brick-maker" and may refer to the following people: Actors [ edit ] Ernst Ziegler (1894–1974), German actor Lulu Ziegler (1903–1973), Danish actress Matilda Ziegler (born 1964), English actress Maddie Ziegler (born 2002), American dancer and actress Mackenzie Ziegler (born 2004), American dancer and actress Artists [ edit ] Adolf Ziegler (1892–1959), German painter, favoured by Adolf Hitler Johann Ziegler (1749–1802), German-Austrian painter and copperplate engraver Zio Ziegler (born 1988), American visual artist and graphic artist Authors [ edit ] Calvin Ziegler (1854–1930), Pennsylvanian poet Christiana Mariana von Ziegler (1695–1760), German poet Jennifer Ziegler , American author Fictional characters [ edit ] Morgan Ziegler , a.k.a. Zitz in
46-609: A German paleontologist William Ziegler (1843–1905), American industrialist, co-founder of the Royal Baking Powder Company, Arctic explorer Sports [ edit ] Ava Marie Ziegler (born 2006), American figure skater Brad Ziegler (born 1979), American baseball player Dave Ziegler (born 1977), American football executive Edi Ziegler (1930–2020), German road cyclist Gus Ziegler (1875–1960), American college football coach John Ziegler Jr. (1934–2018), American lawyer and former president of
69-466: A crowd of reporters. The president was incensed that Ziegler was not doing enough to keep members of the press away as Nixon entered the convention hall. In 1974, Ziegler became Assistant to the President . Particularly in the period following the resignations of such senior administration officials as Bob Haldeman and John Ehrlichman , Ziegler became one of Nixon's closest aides and confidants. During
92-454: A degree in government and politics. While at USC, Ziegler was initiated into the Sigma Chi fraternity. At University of Southern California , he was a member of Trojans for Representative Government with future Watergate scandal participants Dwight L. Chapin , Tim Elbourne , Donald Segretti , Gordon C. Strachan , and Herbert Porter . Ziegler once worked at Disneyland as a skipper on
115-743: A production manager, and Ruby (Parsons) in Covington, Kentucky . He was raised in the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod denomination. Ziegler attended Concordia Lutheran School and graduated from the eighth grade in 1953. He graduated from Dixie Heights High School in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky . He first attended college at Xavier University in Cincinnati, then transferred to the University of Southern California in 1958, graduating in 1961 with
138-762: The Battletoads series Toby Ziegler , White House Communications Director in American TV series The West Wing Angela Ziegler, a.k.a. Mercy in Overwatch Victor Ziegler, wealthy member of New York's elite in Eyes Wide Shut Werner Ziegler , German construction engineer in Better Call Saul Margarethe Ziegler , wife of Werner Military [ edit ] David Ziegler (1748–1811), military officer of
161-611: The American Jewish University in Los Angeles Ziegler Cray Y-MP M90 NSA supercomputer, now at National Cryptologic Museum Ziegler & Co. , manufacturer and distributor of Persian carpets Zig Ziglar , American personality [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with the surname Ziegler . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding
184-552: The Nixon Administration . He was also the first press secretary to use the White House Press Briefing Room when it was completed in 1970. Historically, White House press secretaries had been recruited from the ranks of individuals with substantial journalistic experience, such as Stephen Early and Pierre Salinger , raising the question of whether Ziegler was qualified for his position. The hiring of Ziegler
207-532: The Watergate Hotel as a "third-rate burglary attempt", and repeatedly dismissed reports by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein in the Washington Post , but within two years, Nixon had resigned under threat of impeachment . Ziegler apologized to The Washington Post for having been so dismissive. At a Veterans of Foreign Wars convention on August 20, 1973, Nixon was filmed angrily pushing Ziegler toward
230-533: The anti-globalization movement Johann Heinrich Ziegler (1857–1936), Swiss dye chemist John Bosley Ziegler , American physician who pioneered the athletic use of the steroid Dianabol Karl Ziegler (1898–1973), German chemist and Nobel laureate Peter Ziegler (1928–2013), Swiss geologist Philip Ziegler (1929–2023), British biographer and historian Regina G. Ziegler , American biochemist and nutritional epidemiologist Tamar Ziegler (born 1971), Israeli mathematician Willi Ziegler (1929–2002),
253-452: The impeachment process against Nixon , he defended the president until the bitter end, urging Nixon not to resign, but rather fight conviction and removal from office in the Senate . During the unfolding political scandal, Ziegler appeared before Congress at least 33 times. Unlike many other former aides following President Nixon's resignation in 1974, Ziegler remained very close to him. Ziegler
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#1732852136908276-617: The Chocolate Factory . By this time, Ziegler's health was deteriorating, and he was legally blind , partly as a result of being gassed during the First World War . He died of emphysema in April 1974, in West Berlin , aged 79. This article about a German film actor is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Ron Ziegler Ziegler was born to Louis Daniel Ziegler,
299-1476: The Continental Army, Society of the Cincinnati Joachim Ziegler (1904–1945), SS-Brigadeführer and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves William Smith Ziegler (1911–1999), Canadian general in World War II Musicians [ edit ] Anne Ziegler (1910–2003), English singer, wife of Webster Booth Klaus Martin Ziegler (1929–1993), German choral conductor, organist and Protestant church musician Delores Ziegler (born 1951), American mezzo-soprano Pablo Ziegler (born 1944), Argentine composer Adrian von Ziegler (born 1989), Swiss musician Politicians [ edit ] A. H. Ziegler (1889–1972), American lawyer and politician Bridget Ziegler (born 1982), American politician Christian Ziegler (politician) (born 1983), American politician Bob Ziegler (1921–1991), American lawyer and politician, son of A. H. Ziegler Dagmar Ziegler (born 1960), German politician Erich Ziegler (1914–2004), German politician and anti-Nazi resistance activist Kay-Uwe Ziegler (born 1963), German politician Ron Ziegler (1939–2003), Richard Nixon's press secretary and assistant to
322-727: The National Hockey League Kate Ziegler (born 1988), American swimmer Larry Ziegler (born 1939), American golfer Marc Ziegler (born 1976), German footballer Patrick Ziegler (born 1990), German-Australian footballer Reto Ziegler (born 1986), Swiss footballer Reto Ziegler (curler) , Swiss curler Thomas Ziegler (ice hockey) (born 1978), Swiss hockey player Thomas Ziegler (cyclist) (born 1980), German road racing cyclist Technicians [ edit ] Bernard Ziegler (1933–2021), French, former Airbus director of engineering, son of Henri Ziegler Hans K. Ziegler (1911–1999), German pioneer in
345-1109: The field of satellite technology Others [ edit ] Anne Ziegler (1910–2003), English singer (born Irene Eastwood) Christian Ziegler (fl. 2000s–2020s), German photojournalist Elizabeth Ziegler (1854–1942), Canadian schoolteacher Henri Ziegler (1906–1998), French, Airbus first CEO John Ziegler (talk show host) (born 1967), radio talk show host in Los Angeles Mary Ziegler (born 1982), American legal historian Mel Ziegler and Patricia Ziegler , American businesspeople Regina Ziegler (born 1944), German producer Garrett Ziegler , American political aide Other uses [ edit ] Ziegler, Wisconsin , ghost town, United States Ziegler House (Ketchikan, Alaska) , NRHP-listed in Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska, associated with A. H. and Bob Ziegler Ziegler–Natta catalyst , chemical reagent named after Karl Ziegler and Giulio Natta Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies , graduate program at
368-459: The nation's capital." Hay further credited Ziegler as having achieved "great strides in membership recruitment and expansion of member services." In 1961, Ziegler married Nancy Plessinger, with whom he had two children, Cindy and Laurie. Ziegler moved to Coronado Shores in Coronado, California , where he died of a heart attack in 2003 at the age of 63. Ziegler appears in the 1976 film All
391-465: The person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ziegler&oldid=1244362002 " Categories : Surnames Occupational surnames German-language surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description is different from Wikidata All set index articles Ernst Ziegler Ernst Ziegler (born Ernst Aldoff , 16 April 1894 – 11 April 1974)
414-474: The popular Jungle Cruise attraction in Adventureland . He later served as a press aide on Nixon's unsuccessful California gubernatorial campaign in 1962 . He then worked with H. R. Haldeman , who later served as Nixon's White House Chief of Staff , at the J. Walter Thompson advertising firm. In 1969, when he was just 29, Ziegler became the youngest White House Press Secretary in history, serving in
437-629: The president Religion [ edit ] Gregorius Thomas Ziegler (1770–1852), Benedictine monk and bishop of Linz Ignaz Ziegler (1861–1948), Austrian rabbi Jacob Ziegler (c. 1470 – 1549), German humanist and theologian, itinerant scholar of geography and cartographer Scientists and academics [ edit ] Daniel Ziegler (1804–1876), American clergyman and entomologist Günter M. Ziegler (born 1963), German mathematician Heinz Otto Ziegler (1903–1944), German speaking Czech political scientist Jean Ziegler (born 1934), Swiss professor of sociology and politician, active in
460-660: The session, which went on without him. In 1988, Ziegler became president and chief executive of the National Association of Chain Drug Stores, living in Alexandria, Virginia . He had previously served as president of the National Association of Truck Stop Operators . He was described by leading truck stop advocate William Fay as "a significant factor in expanding the travel plaza and truckstop industry's presence in
483-531: Was a German film and television actor. Ziegler began his film career in 1932, appearing in the German film Die verkaufte Braut (The Bartered Bride). He went on to act in other German films and on German television. In 1970, he appeared in the American film Something for Everyone , starring Angela Lansbury . His final film role was as Grandpa George (Charlie Bucket's grandfather) in the 1971 film Willy Wonka &
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#1732852136908506-493: Was on the plane that Nixon took to Marine Corps Air Station El Toro , near San Clemente, California , as Gerald Ford was sworn into office. On November 12, 1999, Ziegler was scheduled to participate by telephone in a television panel discussion that included several former Nixon and Ford aides, including his successor as White House Press Secretary, Jerald terHorst , who had resigned in protest at President Ford's pardon of Nixon . However, Ziegler's feed failed to hook up for
529-512: Was seen by many, and later confirmed by Haldeman himself, as a cog in Nixon's plan to undermine the press; Ziegler's ability to execute the chief of staff's directions was impressive, allowing him to hold a senior position throughout the administration. Ziegler was the White House press secretary during the political scandal known as Watergate . In 1972, he dismissed the first report of the burglary at
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