{"conversationCode":"841-012","tapeNumber":841,"conversationNumber":12,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-841-012","startDateTime":"1973-01-24T23:10:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-01-24T23:13:00.000Z","startDate":"24-Jan-1973","startTime":"6:10 PM","endDate":"24-Jan-1973","endTime":"6:13 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.;","description":"On January 24, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:10 pm and 6:13 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 841-012 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":"Abuse of Governmental Power Release","aogpSegment":"Segment 0","lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 841-12\n\nDate: January 24, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 6:10 pm and 6:13 pm\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Ronald L. Ziegler.\n\n       The President's schedule\n            -Willard Edwards\n            -Mrs. Willard Edwards\n\nZiegler left before 6:13 pm.","filename":["841-012.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Ziegler, Ronald L."],"prevCode":"841-011","nextCode":"841-013","transcript":[{"start":9.45,"end":11.21,"text":"You know, he's having a reception for him."},{"start":11.49,"end":12.75,"text":"He's really retired."},{"start":12.77,"end":13.29,"text":"He's a columnist."},{"start":13.31,"end":13.93,"text":"All right."},{"start":13.97,"end":14.39,"text":"I've seen him."},{"start":14.43,"end":16.19,"text":"We had a White House car pick him up."},{"start":16.21,"end":19.91,"text":"I said that you wanted to see him before this night."},{"start":19.93,"end":25,"text":"The guy that's going to be the only guy on the president will leave the cabinet meeting early."},{"start":25.32,"end":26.6,"text":"You know, just to be able to do that."},{"start":26.88,"end":31.94,"text":"His wife has brought him to the president for attention."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and Press Secretary Ronald Ziegler coordinate logistics for an upcoming meeting with columnist Willard Edwards and his wife. The President expresses his desire to see Edwards before an evening reception and arranges for the couple to be transported via White House car. The discussion focuses on ensuring Edwards receives appropriate attention, including scheduling adjustments for cabinet members to facilitate the interaction.","topics":["Willard Edwards","White House logistics","Press relations","Scheduling","Ronald Ziegler"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-08T01:00:46.016Z"},"topicSlugs":["willard-edwards","white-house-logistics","press-relations","scheduling","ronald-ziegler"],"audioDurationSec":39,"audioFiles":[{"file":"841-012.mp3","bytes":947550,"durationSec":39.36,"bitrate":192591,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:59.848Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/841-012.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/841-012","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/841/conversation-841-012","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}