{"conversationCode":"781-003","tapeNumber":781,"conversationNumber":3,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-781-003","startDateTime":"1972-09-18T13:35:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-09-18T13:36:00.000Z","startDate":"18-Sep-1972","startTime":"9:35 AM","endDate":"18-Sep-1972","endTime":"9:36 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.;","description":"On September 18, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:35 am to 9:36 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 781-003 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"OVAL","recordingDevice":"Oval Office","latitudeEstimated":38.8974,"longitudeEstimated":-77.0374,"chronCode":4,"chronRelease":"Fourth Chronological Release","chronReleaseDate":"10-Dec-2003","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 781-3\n\nDate: September 18, 1972\nTime: 9:35 am - 9:36 am\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Ronald L. Ziegler.\n\n              The President's forthcoming speech to International Narcotics Control Conference\n                  -Rose Mary Woods\n                  -Release\n\nZiegler left at 9:36 am.","filename":["781-003.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Ziegler, Ronald L."],"prevCode":"781-002","nextCode":"781-004","transcript":[{"start":0.59,"end":2.87,"text":"Sir, yeah, is it okay to?"}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler held a brief meeting to coordinate the President's upcoming address to the International Narcotics Control Conference. The discussion focused on logistical details regarding the involvement of Rose Mary Woods and the official release of the speech. No further substantive policy actions were recorded during this brief administrative exchange.","topics":["International Narcotics Control Conference","Rose Mary Woods","Speechwriting","White House press relations","Narcotics control"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-07T23:30:12.577Z"},"topicSlugs":["international-narcotics-control-conference","rose-mary-woods","speechwriting","white-house-press-relations","narcotics-control"],"audioDurationSec":13,"audioFiles":[{"file":"781-003.mp3","bytes":319110,"durationSec":13.23,"bitrate":193010,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:57.945Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/781-003.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/781-003","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/781/conversation-781-003","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}