{"conversationCode":"416-014","tapeNumber":416,"conversationNumber":14,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-416-014","startDateTime":"1973-03-01T21:48:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-03-01T21:50:00.000Z","startDate":"1-Mar-1973","startTime":"4:48 PM","endDate":"1-Mar-1973","endTime":"4:50 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.;","description":"On March 1, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:48 pm to 4:50 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 416-014 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"EOB","recordingDevice":"Old Executive Office Building","latitudeEstimated":38.897567,"longitudeEstimated":-77.039147,"chronCode":"5.4","chronRelease":"Fifth Chronological Release: Part IV","chronReleaseDate":"8-Dec-2010","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 416-14\n\nDate: March 1, 1973\nTime: 4:48 pm-4:50 pm\nLocation: Executive Office Building\n\nThe President talked with Ronald L. Ziegler.\n\n[See Conversation No. 37-24]","filename":["416-014.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Ziegler, Ronald L."],"prevCode":"416-013","nextCode":"416-015","transcript":[{"start":0.35,"end":2.94,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":4.28,"end":22.12,"text":"Well, Ross, one of the questions you have with the ."},{"start":22.14,"end":27.1,"text":"I mean, I was wondering"},{"start":29.7,"end":47.96,"text":"So why don't you just sit down and jot off the questions to me."},{"start":47.98,"end":48.76,"text":"Later, later, Captain, you can do it."},{"start":48.78,"end":50.66,"text":"I'd like to know if you're ready to go."},{"start":50.68,"end":51.16,"text":"I guess it's a good job."},{"start":51.18,"end":52.37,"text":"You know, if you've got your things, it's nice to meet you."},{"start":52.39,"end":54.25,"text":"So make sure that I'm watching you the rest of the year."},{"start":54.27,"end":55.77,"text":"I've got a question for you."},{"start":55.79,"end":57.99,"text":"Are you sure that you might do it?"},{"start":58.01,"end":58.27,"text":"I don't know."},{"start":58.29,"end":58.89,"text":"It's very important."},{"start":59.31,"end":74.69,"text":"Thank you."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and Press Secretary Ronald Ziegler met briefly in the Old Executive Office Building to discuss an unspecified, time-sensitive matter. The dialogue suggests a request for Ziegler to prepare and submit written questions for the President's review. This exchange reflects the routine administrative coordination between the President and his press secretary regarding upcoming communications or briefings.","topics":["Press Relations","White House Communications","Executive Coordination","Ronald Ziegler"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T18:55:28.598Z"},"topicSlugs":["press-relations","white-house-communications","executive-coordination","ronald-ziegler"],"audioDurationSec":75,"audioFiles":[{"file":"416-014.mp3","bytes":448512,"durationSec":74.72,"bitrate":48020,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:46.739Z","transcriptGapSeconds":51,"transcriptGapShare":0.69,"transcriptQuality":"incomplete","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/416-014.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/416-014","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/416/conversation-416-014","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}