{"conversationCode":"003-104","tapeNumber":3,"conversationNumber":104,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-003-104","startDateTime":"1971-05-21T00:14:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-05-21T00:16:00.000Z","startDate":"20-May-1971","startTime":"8:14 PM","endDate":"20-May-1971","endTime":"8:16 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.;","description":"On May 20, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 8:14 pm to 8:16 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 003-104 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"WHT","recordingDevice":"White House Telephone","latitudeEstimated":38.89767,"longitudeEstimated":-77.03655,"chronCode":1,"chronRelease":"First Chronological Release","chronReleaseDate":"5-Oct-1999","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 003-104\n\nDate: May 20, 1971\nTime: 8:14 pm - 8:16 pm\nLocation: White House Telephone\n\n       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542\n\nThe President talked with Henry A. Kissinger.\n\n     Kissinger's briefings\n          -Time and Newsweek\n                -Jerrold L. Schecter\n                -John L. Steele\n                -Importance\n                -[Forename unknown] Elliott\n                -Steele\n                -\"Local ones\"","filename":["003-104.mp3"],"tapeStart":"02:01:19","tapeEnd":"02:02:05","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Kissinger, Henry A."],"prevCode":"003-103","nextCode":"003-105","transcript":[{"start":0.03,"end":1.49,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":1.51,"end":22.3,"text":"I wanted to be sure that you will cover in the morning, too, the time in Newsweek."},{"start":22.32,"end":22.76,"text":"Have you covered that?"},{"start":22.78,"end":23.88,"text":"I've talked to the sector, and I'll catch both of them."},{"start":23.9,"end":24.82,"text":"What about the other guy, you know, from Time?"},{"start":24.84,"end":25.18,"text":"The Steele and..."},{"start":25.2,"end":26.46,"text":"I think both at the briefing, President, but I haven't checked."},{"start":26.48,"end":28.29,"text":"Well, you see, it's very important what they do next week, so you can catch them tomorrow."},{"start":28.31,"end":29.23,"text":"They've got plenty of time on their deadlines."},{"start":29.61,"end":44.87,"text":"I'll catch them before the end of the day."},{"start":44.89,"end":44.99,"text":"Good."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and Henry Kissinger discuss the importance of upcoming media briefings with representatives from Time and Newsweek, specifically mentioning journalists Jerrold L. Schecter and John L. Steele. Nixon emphasizes the critical nature of the coverage expected for the following week and directs Kissinger to ensure he personally speaks with these correspondents before their respective deadlines. Kissinger confirms his intent to meet with the reporters to manage the administration's messaging.","topics":["Media Relations","Press Briefings","Time Magazine","Newsweek","Public Relations"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-05T21:30:04.114Z"},"topicSlugs":["media-relations","press-briefings","time-magazine","newsweek","public-relations"],"audioDurationSec":45,"audioFiles":[{"file":"003-104.mp3","bytes":833594,"durationSec":45.05,"bitrate":148015,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:20.570Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:42:33.603Z","transcriptGapSeconds":36,"transcriptGapShare":0.8,"transcriptQuality":"incomplete","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/003-104.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/003-104","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/3/conversation-003-104","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}