{"conversationCode":"929-013","tapeNumber":929,"conversationNumber":13,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-929-013","startDateTime":"1973-05-29T16:45:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-05-29T19:11:00.000Z","startDate":"29-May-1973","startTime":"12:45 PM","endDate":"29-May-1973","endTime":"3:11 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)];","description":"On May 29, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:45 pm and 3:11 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 929-013 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"OVAL","recordingDevice":"Oval Office","latitudeEstimated":38.8974,"longitudeEstimated":-77.0374,"chronCode":"5.5","chronRelease":"Fifth Chronological Release: Part V","chronReleaseDate":"21-Aug-2013","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 929-13\n\nDate: May 29, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 12:45 pm and 3:11 pm\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with an unknown man.\n\n       President’s schedule\n              -People’s Republic of China [PRC] journalists\n                      -Press\n                             -Photograph\n                      -Ronald L. Ziegler\n\nThe unknown man left at an unknown time before 3:11 pm.","filename":["929-013.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","[Unknown person(s)]"],"prevCode":"929-012","nextCode":"929-014","transcript":[{"start":1.03,"end":2.95,"text":"I would, I don't want the press in here, just by just one picture."},{"start":2.97,"end":9.88,"text":"Yes, Ron, I was best used to catch a picture and reading them, and then they come in and go to the press in the store, the press in the store."},{"start":9.89,"end":13.86,"text":"As soon as you're done reading them, they go to the press."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon coordinated with an unknown associate regarding the logistics of a photo opportunity featuring journalists from the People's Republic of China. The discussion focused on minimizing press presence in the Oval Office to prioritize a controlled, singular photographic session. Nixon directed that the journalists be promptly escorted out to the press briefing area immediately following the conclusion of the session.","topics":["PRC journalists","Press relations","Oval Office protocol","Ronald L. Ziegler","Photo opportunity"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-09T00:26:38.498Z"},"topicSlugs":["prc-journalists","press-relations","oval-office-protocol","ronald-l-ziegler","photo-opportunity"],"audioDurationSec":19,"audioFiles":[{"file":"929-013.mp3","bytes":610304,"durationSec":18.95,"bitrate":257693,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:06.648Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/929-013.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/929-013","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/929/conversation-929-013","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}