{"conversationCode":"940-006","tapeNumber":940,"conversationNumber":6,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-940-006","startDateTime":"1973-06-14T15:15:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-06-14T15:18:00.000Z","startDate":"14-Jun-1973","startTime":"11:15 AM","endDate":"14-Jun-1973","endTime":"11:18 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.;","description":"On June 14, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:15 am to 11:18 am. 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Scranton\n\n       Scranton\n              -Handling of possible announcement [of energy position]\n                     -Florida\n\n       President’s schedule\n              -Scranton\n                      -Off-the-record\n                      -Florida\n                              -Photograph opportunity\n                              -Announcement\n                                     -Residence\n              -George Putnam\n                      -[Gerald A. and Craig] Simmons\n                              -Los Angeles\n              -Scranton\n\nZiegler left at 11:18 am.","filename":["940-006.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Ziegler, Ronald L."],"prevCode":"940-005","nextCode":"940-007","transcript":[{"start":1.13,"end":1.65,"text":"Yes, sir."},{"start":2.21,"end":5.89,"text":"We're trying to work the part of the window sill."},{"start":7.11,"end":10.81,"text":"But I think we're going to do it."},{"start":10.97,"end":16.43,"text":"But I want a press picture of him at the desk, don't you think?"},{"start":16.55,"end":18.93,"text":"Yeah, let's do it at the desk."},{"start":19.02,"end":27.9,"text":"The other thing is, I've got to talk to Stratton today."},{"start":30.34,"end":32.87,"text":"He said, you know, it's a great idea."},{"start":32.89,"end":33.85,"text":"Laura, you know, I'm seeing it."},{"start":33.87,"end":39.67,"text":"I was guessing you'd lie down."},{"start":39.69,"end":40.67,"text":"I was trying to think of Jimmy."},{"start":40.69,"end":42.41,"text":"He was trying to think of that."},{"start":42.45,"end":43.01,"text":"He might be."},{"start":43.03,"end":45.55,"text":"You know, you don't mind taking part in the sound?"},{"start":45.57,"end":46.03,"text":"Oh, I don't mind it."},{"start":46.05,"end":47.81,"text":"He'd like to come."},{"start":47.83,"end":48.09,"text":"Oh, he'll come."},{"start":48.11,"end":48.31,"text":"He'll come."},{"start":48.33,"end":54.07,"text":"He'll make the deal and have you come down there."},{"start":54.09,"end":58.61,"text":"And then we could give..."},{"start":61.5,"end":65.28,"text":"I don't know."},{"start":65.36,"end":73.33,"text":"Oh, I don't either."},{"start":74.76,"end":78.15,"text":"What do you mean by that?"},{"start":78.39,"end":78.65,"text":"Relatives."},{"start":78.73,"end":78.79,"text":"No."},{"start":78.85,"end":80.86,"text":"No, I mean the symmetry."},{"start":81.09,"end":82.98,"text":"No, I mean... No, no, no."},{"start":83.04,"end":84.82,"text":"You don't want to live in that."},{"start":84.88,"end":85.68,"text":"No, no, no."},{"start":85.91,"end":89.11,"text":"We just come in and chat a little."},{"start":89.13,"end":89.27,"text":"Right."},{"start":89.29,"end":89.69,"text":"Right."},{"start":89.71,"end":90.03,"text":"Right."},{"start":90.11,"end":90.29,"text":"Right."},{"start":90.31,"end":90.72,"text":"Right."},{"start":90.73,"end":92.66,"text":"Right."},{"start":92.68,"end":92.92,"text":"Right."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Richard M. Nixon and Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler coordinated the logistics for upcoming executive appointments and media opportunities. The discussion focused on managing the public announcement of William W. Scranton’s potential energy role, including the staging of a photograph at the President's desk. The pair also reviewed the President's broader schedule, specifically regarding meetings with George Putnam and other visitors.","topics":["Presidential scheduling","William W. Scranton","Public relations","Press photography","Executive appointments"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-09T00:38:03.721Z"},"topicSlugs":["presidential-scheduling","william-w-scranton","public-relations","press-photography","executive-appointments"],"audioDurationSec":99,"audioFiles":[{"file":"940-006.mp3","bytes":3166208,"durationSec":98.83,"bitrate":256303,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:06.648Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/940-006.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/940-006","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/940/conversation-940-006","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}