{"conversationCode":"834-005","tapeNumber":834,"conversationNumber":5,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-834-005","startDateTime":"1973-01-05T19:03:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-01-05T19:04:00.000Z","startDate":"5-Jan-1973","startTime":"2:03 PM","endDate":"5-Jan-1973","endTime":"2:04 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.;","description":"On January 5, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:03 pm to 2:04 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 834-005 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"OVAL","recordingDevice":"Oval Office","latitudeEstimated":38.8974,"longitudeEstimated":-77.0374,"chronCode":"5.3","chronRelease":"Fifth Chronological Release: Part III","chronReleaseDate":"23-Jun-2009","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 834-5\n\nDate: January 5, 1973\nTime: 2:03 pm - 2:04 pm\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Ronald L. Ziegler.\n\n       Press photographs\n             -Timing\n             -Israeli television\n             -John Lynch\n             -John D. Ehrlichman\n\n       Meeting\n\f                                              -14-\n\n                    NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM\n\n                                                             Conversation No. 834-5 (cont’d)\n\nZiegler left at 2:04 pm.","filename":["834-005.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Ziegler, Ronald L."],"prevCode":"834-004","nextCode":"834-006","transcript":[{"start":4.74,"end":5.2,"text":"Teksting av Nicolai Winther"}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and Press Secretary Ronald Ziegler held a brief meeting to coordinate the timing and logistics of press photography opportunities. They specifically discussed arrangements involving Israeli television and the participation of John D. Ehrlichman and John Lynch. The session served to align the administration's public image management regarding upcoming media coverage.","topics":["Press relations","Public relations","Photography","Israeli-American relations","White House staff"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-08T00:50:43.899Z"},"topicSlugs":["press-relations","public-relations","photography","israeli-american-relations","white-house-staff"],"audioDurationSec":55,"audioFiles":[{"file":"834-005.mp3","bytes":1318032,"durationSec":54.79,"bitrate":192460,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:59.849Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:44:43.471Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/834-005.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/834-005","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/834/conversation-834-005","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}