{"conversationCode":"520-007","tapeNumber":520,"conversationNumber":7,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-520-007","startDateTime":"1971-06-15T16:34:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-06-15T16:42:00.000Z","startDate":"15-Jun-1971","startTime":"12:34 PM","endDate":"15-Jun-1971","endTime":"12:42 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo; Butterfield, Alexander P.; Bull, Stephen B.; Ziegler, Ronald L.;","description":"On June 15, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, Alexander P. Butterfield, Stephen B. Bull, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:34 pm to 12:42 pm. 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Ziegler entered and Sanchez, Butterfield, and Bull left at 12:34 pm\n\n     Press conference\n\n       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542\n\n            -President’s meeting with Willy Brandt\n            -Possible questions\n                  -Mutual and Balanced Force Reduction [MBFR]\n                  -Berlin\n                  -North Atlantic Treaty Organization [NATO]\n                  -Balance of payments\n                  -International monetary policy\n            -William P. Rogers’ briefing\n\nZiegler left at 12:42 pm","filename":["520-007.mp3"],"tapeStart":"02:40:53","tapeEnd":"02:43:42","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Sanchez, Manolo","Butterfield, Alexander P.","Bull, Stephen B.","Ziegler, Ronald L."],"prevCode":"520-006","nextCode":"520-008","transcript":[{"start":0.03,"end":4.17,"text":"Nå er det eit krasivt større vare på ombord enn på ombord."},{"start":31.98,"end":58.59,"text":"I think they're probably going to go back."},{"start":58.61,"end":59.45,"text":"I think they're probably going to go back."},{"start":59.47,"end":60.31,"text":"I think they're probably going to go back."},{"start":67.04,"end":89.56,"text":"Well, on the, on the, if you may ask any questions."},{"start":89.58,"end":90.26,"text":"I found this question interesting."},{"start":90.28,"end":92.34,"text":"I think that our positions basically are, are, are, I know we're on, we're in tandem, basically, right?"},{"start":92.36,"end":93.84,"text":"We found ourselves in basic agreement to the approach of the regime."},{"start":93.86,"end":94.91,"text":"So, with regard to an orderly procedure,"},{"start":95.68,"end":109.09,"text":"We are leaving the agreement."},{"start":109.11,"end":112.09,"text":"We are leaving the agreement."},{"start":112.11,"end":112.69,"text":"We are leaving the agreement."},{"start":112.71,"end":113.3,"text":"We are leaving the agreement."},{"start":113.31,"end":113.9,"text":"We are leaving the agreement."},{"start":113.92,"end":114.5,"text":"We are leaving the agreement."},{"start":119.39,"end":133.15,"text":"But we discussed it like the progress of the Berlin negotiations."},{"start":133.17,"end":135.39,"text":"That was a major subject of discussion, you could say."},{"start":136.33,"end":138.01,"text":"And the year and the... Oh, and also the balance of payments, you see."},{"start":138.03,"end":139.24,"text":"We discussed that at the old Senate Congress."},{"start":145.73,"end":152.4,"text":"Roger, Secretary Rogers did an excellent job."},{"start":152.42,"end":153.96,"text":"Wait just a second, you have a brief?"},{"start":153.98,"end":154.63,"text":"I'm going to brief now, yes sir."},{"start":154.65,"end":155.71,"text":"All right, fine, when you get through, we'll be back."},{"start":155.73,"end":156.21,"text":"He did an excellent job."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and Press Secretary Ronald Ziegler met to prepare for an upcoming press conference by reviewing potential inquiries regarding the President's meeting with West German Chancellor Willy Brandt. The discussion centered on foreign policy and economic issues, including Berlin negotiations, Mutual and Balanced Force Reduction (MBFR), NATO relations, and international monetary policy. Nixon commended Secretary of State William P. Rogers for his briefing work, and Ziegler concluded the session to prepare for his own press briefing.","topics":["Willy Brandt","Berlin negotiations","NATO","Balance of payments","Press relations","MBFR"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T22:53:50.388Z"},"topicSlugs":["willy-brandt","berlin-negotiations","nato","balance-of-payments","press-relations","mbfr"],"audioDurationSec":161,"audioFiles":[{"file":"520-007.mp3","bytes":6453081,"durationSec":161.18,"bitrate":320293,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:49.685Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:43:54.734Z","transcriptGapSeconds":49,"transcriptGapShare":0.31,"transcriptQuality":"incomplete","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/520-007.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/520-007","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/520/conversation-520-007","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). 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