{"conversationCode":"867-035","tapeNumber":867,"conversationNumber":35,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-867-035","startDateTime":"1973-03-02T22:05:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-03-02T22:05:00.000Z","startDate":"2-Mar-1973","startTime":"5:05 PM","endDate":"2-Mar-1973","endTime":"5:05 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.;","description":"On March 2, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House at 5:05 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 867-035 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. 867-35\n\nDate: March 2, 1973\nTime: 5:05 pm\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Ronald L. Ziegler.\n\n        President's meeting with Timothy G. Elbourne\n              -People’s Republic of China [PRC]\n              -Elbourne's attendance at Sammy Davis, Jr. event\n\nZiegler left.","filename":["867-035.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Ziegler, Ronald L."],"prevCode":"867-034","nextCode":"867-036","transcript":[{"start":1.12,"end":3.56,"text":"Thank you."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon consulted with Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler regarding an upcoming meeting with Timothy G. Elbourne. The discussion focused on Elbourne's recent activities, specifically his interactions concerning the People's Republic of China and his attendance at a social event featuring Sammy Davis, Jr. This exchange served as a preparatory briefing for the President to ensure he was fully informed about Elbourne's recent engagements.","topics":["Timothy G. Elbourne","People's Republic of China","Sammy Davis Jr.","White House Press Office"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-08T22:42:33.469Z"},"topicSlugs":["timothy-g-elbourne","peoples-republic-of-china","sammy-davis-jr","white-house-press-office"],"audioDurationSec":28,"audioFiles":[{"file":"867-035.mp3","bytes":204800,"durationSec":28.15,"bitrate":58209,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:00.697Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/867-035.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/867-035","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/867/conversation-867-035","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}