{"conversationCode":"682-003","tapeNumber":682,"conversationNumber":3,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-682-003","startDateTime":"1972-03-10T16:13:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-03-10T16:17:00.000Z","startDate":"10-Mar-1972","startTime":"11:13 AM","endDate":"10-Mar-1972","endTime":"11:17 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.;","description":"On March 10, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:13 am and 11:17 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 682-003 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"OVAL","recordingDevice":"Oval Office","latitudeEstimated":38.8974,"longitudeEstimated":-77.0374,"chronCode":3,"chronRelease":"Third Chronological Release","chronReleaseDate":"28-Feb-2002","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 682-3\n\nDate: March 10, 1972\nTime: 11:13 am - unknown before 11:17 am\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Ronald L. Ziegler.\n\n     Photograph sessions\n          -Oliver F. (“Ollie”) Atkins\n          -Busing meeting\n               -Lawyers\n               -Statement\n                      -Ziegler\n\nZiegler left at 11:17 pm.","filename":["682-003-splice.mp3"],"tapeStart":"00:41:51","tapeEnd":"00:43:52","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Ziegler, Ronald L."],"prevCode":"682-002","nextCode":"682-004","tapeTranscriptFile":"682a.mp3,682b.mp3","transcript":[{"start":2517.11,"end":2526.95,"text":"I just didn't want this to seem that we were trying to, why don't you let me take a picture of the bus station?"},{"start":2527.15,"end":2529.59,"text":"You want one?"},{"start":2540.99,"end":2545.45,"text":"No, no, we can't because we don't sign lawyers."},{"start":2545.51,"end":2546.85,"text":"That's all right."},{"start":2547.53,"end":2548.31,"text":"Let's leave you out."},{"start":2548.33,"end":2551.34,"text":"You're not about to bust some statements."},{"start":2551.42,"end":2552.2,"text":"I can't."},{"start":2552.6,"end":2554.22,"text":"I can't."},{"start":2554.24,"end":2554.68,"text":"I can't."},{"start":2554.76,"end":2555.16,"text":"I can't."},{"start":2557,"end":2557.48,"text":"I can't."},{"start":2557.56,"end":2558.42,"text":"I can't."},{"start":2558.52,"end":2558.95,"text":"I can't."}],"transcriptBoundary":{"start":2514.39,"end":2635.54,"startMethod":"llm-alignment","endMethod":"llm-alignment"},"transcriptConfidence":"high","transcriptSource":"bigtape","aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and Press Secretary Ronald Ziegler met to coordinate logistics for upcoming White House photography sessions and the handling of official press statements. They specifically discussed the framing of a meeting regarding school busing to avoid potential political fallout involving legal counsel. The conversation concluded with Nixon deciding to exclude Ziegler from certain photographic opportunities to maintain appropriate appearances.","topics":["Public Relations","Busing","Photography","Press Strategy","White House Staff"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-07T02:32:15.012Z"},"topicSlugs":["public-relations","busing","photography","press-strategy","white-house-staff"],"audioDurationSec":124,"audioFiles":[{"file":"682-003-splice.mp3","bytes":2980511,"durationSec":124.16,"bitrate":192043,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-10-27T04:38:07.069Z","originalFilename":["682a.mp3","682b.mp3"],"spliceSource":{"spliceType":"bigtape","sourceFiles":["682a.mp3"],"cutStart":2512.89,"cutEnd":2637.04,"adjustedStart":2512.89,"adjustedEnd":2637.04,"boundaryMethod":"llm-alignment","confidence":"high","splicedAt":"2026-10-27T04:38:07.069Z"},"transcriptPrev":{"segments":17,"replacedAt":"2026-10-27T04:43:51.861Z"},"audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/682-003-splice.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/682-003","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/682/conversation-682-003","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}