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Conversation 346-001

TapeTape 346StartWednesday, June 28, 1972 at 10:38 AMEndWednesday, June 28, 1972 at 10:40 AMTape start time00:00:30Tape end time00:05:08ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Ziegler, Ronald L.Recording deviceOld Executive Office Building
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On June 28, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:38 am to 10:40 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 346-001 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 346-1

Date: June 28, 1972
Time: 10:38-10:40 am
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Ronald . Ziegler.

     The President's schedule
          -Forthcoming press conference
                -Timing
                      -Television
                            -The President’s view
                            -Ziegler’s view
                            -West Coast
                            -Midwest
                            -Impact
                            -Ziegler’s announcement
                -Location
                      -East Room

Ziegler left at 10:40 am.
Transcript (AI-Generated)

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It seems to me if we're going to do it on television,
Then we'd be far better off doing it at 9 o'clock.
I don't want to do it yet.
I want to get over with it.
I want to go at 7.30 because of the...
I don't want to presume that much in the prime time at this point.
I prefer to go at 6.
Well, we did it before 7.30.
It's right after the networks.
Networks are finished.
You come right on.
You don't interfere in any prime time.
There's no problem with that.
This is one point on 9 o'clock.
He wouldn't be cutting into any shows at 9.
I don't hold that in.
Why do you cut at 7.30?
Nothing.
See, there's no network fee at 7.30.
They like to carry it.
They're going to carry it.
So what's the matter?
They prefer not to carry it at 7.30.
No, I didn't discuss it with them.
I just wanted to go over it.
Advantages before we finally decided on 9 o'clock.
The advantage of 9 o'clock, of course, is a larger audience.
Particularly in the 6 o'clock time period on the west coast, where you get the good radio.
We are in the news shows in the west at 9 o'clock.
The other thing is that you are not cutting into a movie or any shows because all the networks at 9 o'clock have the programs started at that time, CBS for example, and the movie networks start at 9.
I'm sure they relay that
The other networks had our shows starting at 9, which I'm sure they would play, so I wanted you to be aware that we would not be cutting into a program.
Well, you remember we slushed them at 30, though, and that didn't have no problem at all, delaying the show, you know.
That's right.
That's the beauty of that.
Well, I wanted to...
I don't think this one is, I mean, we can, we got this rule out going on at 9 when we want to, but I have no particular interest in this one.
I mean, it's not something where we have anything in particular.
Well, that's it.
I just, I wanted to rephrase it because as long as you're doing it, the effort to do it before the cameras, no matter an hour or two, it's going to be much greater impact.
But I think it's also important that... Now I didn't need the time over.
I'll just say you'll have the press conference.
Yeah, why don't you do that?
Why don't we just... No, you have a press conference tomorrow.
We'll be television.
We'll let you know at the time.
Yeah, we're working on it.
I've had a 7.30 thing in the field.
Well, that may be a... See, there is that.
I realize that the only real losses to the west coast, the mountains, they don't matter.
So you've got 730, 630.
You hit 730, 630, you're hitting a very good audience.
You're hitting them right out there.
And we lose the west coast.
You lose the west coast.
Well, we don't lose the west coast.
You get the news and all the rest, but you do lose a substantial amount of radio.
Right.
And a substantial amount of radio.
Right.
Well, let's think about it.
That's a good idea.
Well, we're going to have one of them.
I'll think a little bit more about it.
It'll be in the East Room.
It'll be in the East Room.
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