{"conversationCode":"532-004","tapeNumber":532,"conversationNumber":4,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-532-004","startDateTime":"1971-06-30T13:05:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-06-30T13:09:00.000Z","startDate":"30-Jun-1971","startTime":"9:05 AM","endDate":"30-Jun-1971","endTime":"9:09 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Rogers, William P.; Esembel, Melih; Ziegler, Ronald L.; Atkins, Oliver F. (\"Ollie\"); White House photographer;","description":"On June 30, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, William P. Rogers, Melih Esembel, Ronald L. Ziegler, Oliver F. (\"Ollie\") Atkins, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:05 am to 9:09 am. 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Handley\n\n     Photographs\n          -Posing\n\nEsembel, Ziegler and photographers left at 9:07 am.\n\n       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542\n\n     President’s schedule\n           -Henry A. Kissinger\n\n     Soviet Cosmonauts\n          -Cause of death\n               -Radio transmission\n               -Duration of flight\n          -Telegram to Soviet Union\n               -Wording\n\nThe President and Rogers left at 9:09 am.","filename":["532-004.mp3"],"tapeStart":"00:21:07","tapeEnd":"00:26:37","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Rogers, William P.","Esembel, Melih","Ziegler, Ronald L.","Atkins, Oliver F. (\"Ollie\")","White House photographer"],"prevCode":"532-003","nextCode":"532-005","transcript":[{"start":4.03,"end":6.17,"text":"Mr. Pastor, how are you?"},{"start":6.2,"end":9.98,"text":"I'd like to see Mr. President."},{"start":10,"end":21.29,"text":"Well, we want to express our willingness for your very, very good section of your government, the Prime Minister."},{"start":21.31,"end":23.25,"text":"We just hope that this kind of cooperation will continue."},{"start":24.85,"end":42.28,"text":"Great associate, great client, great insight."},{"start":42.3,"end":42.77,"text":"That's what it's worth."},{"start":42.78,"end":43.85,"text":"Well, I heard you said a good friend and a good ally."},{"start":43.87,"end":44.21,"text":"That's brilliant."},{"start":44.23,"end":44.51,"text":"Thank you, Ed."},{"start":44.53,"end":45.15,"text":"I said, all right, let's do it."},{"start":45.17,"end":46.15,"text":"We know you work hard, too, and we appreciate it."},{"start":46.17,"end":47.79,"text":"I'm actually just reading one sentence, and now I'm just able to restrain myself."},{"start":47.81,"end":48.77,"text":"The first thing I'm going to say to you is this."},{"start":48.8,"end":50.56,"text":"Spoilers and organized games will no longer be able to play around in a piece of turkey."},{"start":51.37,"end":61,"text":"Isn't that good?"},{"start":61.02,"end":64.18,"text":"Yes."},{"start":68.69,"end":76.98,"text":"So what is the name of our company?"},{"start":77,"end":79.38,"text":"M. M. M. M. M. M. M. M. M. M. M. M. M. M. M. M. M. M. M. M. M. M. M. M. M. M. M. M. M. M. M. M. M. M. M. M. M. M. M. M."},{"start":92.54,"end":106.72,"text":"I hope I find him out there again."},{"start":133.58,"end":148.89,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":148.91,"end":149.11,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":163.72,"end":167.37,"text":"That's very special out there."},{"start":167.38,"end":167.79,"text":"That's very special."},{"start":187.72,"end":217.69,"text":"This is the third time in 54, 69."},{"start":218.38,"end":238.7,"text":"Well, this might be one of the Martian editors."},{"start":239.34,"end":239.72,"text":"Uh, yes."},{"start":239.74,"end":240.28,"text":"You know about that Soviet?"},{"start":240.3,"end":240.4,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":240.42,"end":240.7,"text":"Yeah, I am."},{"start":240.72,"end":241.54,"text":"I wonder what happened to the oxygen."},{"start":241.56,"end":241.98,"text":"Nobody seems to know."},{"start":242,"end":244.36,"text":"Yeah, I made one report a couple of days ago."},{"start":244.38,"end":245.36,"text":"One of them said I've had enough mosquito getting"},{"start":246.32,"end":255.98,"text":"You know, we don't know everything about space, too."},{"start":256,"end":256.9,"text":"It's a mystery, a mystery."},{"start":256.92,"end":258.48,"text":"I'm sorry, but you're a great man."},{"start":258.5,"end":263.13,"text":"Whatever our political philosophies, we always admire you."},{"start":263.15,"end":263.35,"text":"Great man."},{"start":263.37,"end":263.77,"text":"Here we are, you."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with Secretary of State William Rogers and Turkish Ambassador Melih Esembel to discuss the strengthening of U.S.-Turkish relations and ongoing cooperation regarding drug production suppression. 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