{"conversationCode":"717-007","tapeNumber":717,"conversationNumber":7,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-717-007","startDateTime":"1972-05-02T15:10:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-05-02T15:11:00.000Z","startDate":"2-May-1972","startTime":"11:10 AM","endDate":"2-May-1972","endTime":"11:11 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.;","description":"On May 2, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:10 am to 11:11 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 717-007 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. 717-7\n\nDate: May 2, 1972\nTime: 11:10-11:11 am\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Ronald L. Ziegler.\n\n     J. Edgar Hoover\n          -President's statement\n                -Public appearance\n\nThe President and Ziegler left at 11:11 am.","filename":["717-007.mp3"],"tapeStart":"00:16:39","tapeEnd":"00:20:49","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Ziegler, Ronald L."],"prevCode":"717-006","nextCode":"717-008","transcript":[{"start":3.07,"end":3.45,"text":"All set?"},{"start":4.91,"end":6.49,"text":"Yes, sir."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler held a brief meeting to coordinate the official public response following the death of FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover. The two reviewed the administration's messaging and finalized the President's planned public statement regarding Hoover's passing. This discussion ensured that the White House's public stance was prepared immediately following the news of the Director's death.","topics":["J. Edgar Hoover","Public relations","Press statement","Death of FBI Director","White House messaging"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-07T03:10:53.316Z"},"topicSlugs":["j-edgar-hoover","public-relations","press-statement","death-of-fbi-director","white-house-messaging"],"audioDurationSec":25,"audioFiles":[{"file":"717-007.mp3","bytes":1008114,"durationSec":25.06,"bitrate":321817,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:57.687Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/717-007.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/717-007","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/717/conversation-717-007","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}