{"conversationCode":"032-099","tapeNumber":32,"conversationNumber":99,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-032-099","startDateTime":"1972-10-31T23:59:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-11-01T00:02:00.000Z","startDate":"31-Oct-1972","startTime":"6:59 PM","endDate":"31-Oct-1972","endTime":"7:02 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.;","description":"On October 31, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 6:59 pm to 7:02 pm. 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Ziegler.\n\n       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542\n\n******************************************************************************\n\n[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 01/23/2018.\nSegment cleared for release.]\n[Personal Returnable]\n[032-099-w001]\n[Duration: 50s]\n\n       1972 Campaign\n             The President's schedule\n                    -Announcement\n                    -Release\n                            -Three states\n                            -Friday, November 3, 1972\n                    -Value of state\n                            -Wire stories\n                                    -Timing\n                                           -Poll standings\n                    -Oklahoma\n                    -Rhode Island\n                            -The President's visit\n\n******************************************************************************\n\n        1972 campaign\n            -The President's strategy\n                -Coverage\n                    -American Broadcasting Company [ABC]\n\n        Vietnam\n            -Hanoi's statement on October 31, 1972 deadline\n                -Ziegler's response\n                     -News reports\n            -Nelson A. Rockefeller statement\n                -Network coverage\n                     -ABC\n                     -National Broadcasting Company [NBC]\n\n       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542\n\n                       -Columbia Broadcasting System [CBS]\n\n******************************************************************************\n\n[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 01/23/2018.\nSegment cleared for release.]\n[Personal Returnable]\n[032-099-w002]\n[Duration: 1m 23s]\n\n       1972 campaign\n              -Visits to states\n                      -Comparison to McGovern\n                      -Illinois\n                      -Michigan\n                      -Number of states\n                      -North Carolina\n                      -Oklahoma\n                      -Rhode Island\n                      -New Mexico\n              -Television spots\n              -Radio spots\n              -Chicago\n                      Cancellation\n              -The President's campaign\n                      -Finale\n                      -Plans\n                      -Chicago addition\n\n******************************************************************************","filename":["032-099.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Ziegler, Ronald L."],"prevCode":"032-098","nextCode":"032-100","transcript":[{"start":0.66,"end":1.46,"text":"Hello?"},{"start":1.48,"end":1.8,"text":"Yes, sir."},{"start":12.31,"end":17.15,"text":"The part about we're not being stampeded is playing well on ABC."},{"start":17.21,"end":22.46,"text":"As a matter of fact, they didn't play the Hanoi thing nearly as big as I thought they would."},{"start":22.96,"end":25.2,"text":"Hanoi passed."},{"start":25.24,"end":27.32,"text":"We no commented that, so..."},{"start":27.67,"end":29.07,"text":"We didn't give them a chance to come back."},{"start":29.55,"end":30.38,"text":"How about your stuff?"},{"start":30.4,"end":30.98,"text":"Did it play well?"},{"start":31.36,"end":31.84,"text":"I think so."},{"start":32.2,"end":35.23,"text":"They used the quote on, we won't be stampeded."},{"start":35.27,"end":37.47,"text":"The only deadline we have is an agreement."},{"start":37.49,"end":38.21,"text":"The right cost."},{"start":38.59,"end":39.75,"text":"The right time."},{"start":40.17,"end":41.52,"text":"I'm watching the news now."},{"start":42.16,"end":43.34,"text":"Did they pick up Rockefeller at all?"},{"start":43.82,"end":44.16,"text":"No."},{"start":44.56,"end":45.89,"text":"Too bad."},{"start":46.03,"end":48.99,"text":"I've watched the early ABC feed, and I didn't see it on that."},{"start":49.06,"end":50.18,"text":"I just watched NBC."},{"start":50.86,"end":53.57,"text":"They didn't play it on that, and I'm just getting ready to watch CBS."},{"start":53.63,"end":54.99,"text":"So we'll have to see there."},{"start":55.01,"end":58.06,"text":"I hope they do play him, though, because he came down here and worked his tail off."},{"start":58.44,"end":59.34,"text":"Well, we'll see."},{"start":60.41,"end":61.31,"text":"You're getting the written press."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and Press Secretary Ronald Ziegler discuss media coverage of the administration's stance on Vietnam peace negotiations, specifically emphasizing the President's commitment to avoiding being stampeded into a premature agreement. They note that the news networks have downplayed Hanoi’s recent statements regarding deadlines, while also expressing disappointment that Nelson Rockefeller’s recent efforts have not received significant television coverage. The discussion centers on shaping the administration's public narrative and monitoring the effectiveness of their messaging across major broadcast networks.","topics":["Vietnam War","Media relations","Press coverage","1972 campaign","Nelson A. 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