{"conversationCode":"045-170","tapeNumber":45,"conversationNumber":170,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-045-170","startDateTime":"1973-05-09T18:24:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-05-09T18:25:00.000Z","startDate":"9-May-1973","startTime":"2:24 PM","endDate":"9-May-1973","endTime":"2:25 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.;","description":"On May 9, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 2:24 pm to 2:25 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 045-170 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"WHT","recordingDevice":"White House Telephone","latitudeEstimated":38.89767,"longitudeEstimated":-77.03655,"chronCode":"5.5","chronRelease":"Fifth Chronological Release: Part V","chronReleaseDate":"21-Aug-2013","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 45-170\n\nDate: May 9, 1973\nTime: 2:24 pm - 2:25 pm\nLocation: White House Telephone\n\nThe President talked with Ronald L. Ziegler.\n\n[See also Conversation No. 432-36]\n\n     News summary\n\n     President’s schedule\n           -Meeting with Ziegler and Alexander M. Haig, Jr.","filename":["045-170.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Ziegler, Ronald L."],"prevCode":"045-169","nextCode":"045-171","transcript":[{"start":0.52,"end":1.82,"text":"Yes, sir."},{"start":1.96,"end":2.82,"text":"Okay."},{"start":2.84,"end":4.68,"text":"The PM knows anything I should know about?"},{"start":5.23,"end":7.93,"text":"Well, it's about along the line we talked about earlier."},{"start":7.97,"end":10.21,"text":"Nothing really outstanding breaking."},{"start":10.29,"end":11.99,"text":"Al and I were to come over 2.30."},{"start":13.78,"end":14.32,"text":"Okay, fine."},{"start":14.48,"end":16.04,"text":"Al mentioned that you wanted to see us then."},{"start":16.74,"end":17.14,"text":"Fine."},{"start":17.46,"end":18.38,"text":"It's right now, okay?"},{"start":18.4,"end":18.72,"text":"Yes, sir."},{"start":19.18,"end":19.6,"text":"I'll be here."},{"start":19.7,"end":20.61,"text":"Okay, good."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon consulted with Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler to verify the status of current news developments and confirm an upcoming meeting. Ziegler indicated that there were no major breaking stories, effectively coordinating the transition for an afternoon briefing with Alexander M. Haig, Jr. The brief exchange served primarily to synchronize the President's schedule and ensure communication readiness with his senior staff.","topics":["Presidential schedule","Press relations","Ronald Ziegler","Alexander Haig","White House operations"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T07:15:55.293Z"},"topicSlugs":["presidential-schedule","press-relations","ronald-ziegler","alexander-haig","white-house-operations"],"audioDurationSec":27,"audioFiles":[{"file":"045-170.mp3","bytes":882688,"durationSec":27.49,"bitrate":256844,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:04.103Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/045-170.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/045-170","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/45/conversation-045-170","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}