{"conversationCode":"850-006","tapeNumber":850,"conversationNumber":6,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-850-006","startDateTime":"1973-02-06T16:16:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-02-06T16:17:00.000Z","startDate":"6-Feb-1973","startTime":"11:16 AM","endDate":"6-Feb-1973","endTime":"11:17 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.;","description":"On February 6, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:16 am to 11:17 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 850-006 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"OVAL","recordingDevice":"Oval Office","latitudeEstimated":38.8974,"longitudeEstimated":-77.0374,"chronCode":"5.4","chronRelease":"Fifth Chronological Release: Part IV","chronReleaseDate":"8-Dec-2010","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 850-006\n\nDate: February 6, 1973\nTime: 11:16 am - 11:17 am\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Ronald L. Ziegler; this recording began at an unknown time while the\nconversation was in progress.\n\n       Impoundment\n\n       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542\n\n               -Amount withholding\n               -Press relations\n                       -Ziegler’s press conferences\n\nZiegler left at 11:17 am.","filename":["850-006.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Ziegler, Ronald L."],"prevCode":"850-005","nextCode":"850-007","transcript":[{"start":0.91,"end":5.82,"text":"You've got to put it up front."},{"start":5.86,"end":8.5,"text":"You've got to put that point up front."},{"start":8.58,"end":10.43,"text":"And you've got to ."},{"start":10.61,"end":10.69,"text":"OK."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler to provide specific tactical instructions regarding the administration's messaging on impoundment. Nixon emphasized the necessity of leading press conferences with a clear articulation of the administration's stance on withholding funds. This directive aimed to ensure Ziegler maintained a consistent and assertive public narrative during upcoming media engagements.","topics":["Impoundment","Press relations","Ronald L. Ziegler","Media strategy","Executive authority"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-08T01:11:23.955Z"},"topicSlugs":["impoundment","press-relations","ronald-l-ziegler","media-strategy","executive-authority"],"audioDurationSec":17,"audioFiles":[{"file":"850-006.mp3","bytes":416498,"durationSec":17.23,"bitrate":193420,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:59.849Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:44:47.115Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/850-006.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/850-006","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/850/conversation-850-006","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}