{"conversationCode":"094-004","tapeNumber":94,"conversationNumber":4,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-094-004","startDateTime":"1972-03-10T17:45:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-03-10T17:50:00.000Z","startDate":"10-Mar-1972","startTime":"12:45 PM","endDate":"10-Mar-1972","endTime":"12:50 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Aiken, George D.; Patman, Wright; Widnall, William B.; Rogers, William P.; Connally, John B.; Kissinger, Henry A.; Haig, Alexander M., Jr.; Flanigan, Peter M.; Plaza, Galo; Santamaria, Carlos Sanz de; Mena, Ortiz; Costanzo, Henry J.; Weatherby, Artemis; McNamara, Robert S.; Knapp, J. Burke; Hennessy, John M.; Smith, James E.; Hormats, Robert D.; Nidecker, John C.; White House photographer;","description":"On March 10, 1972, during the signing of contributions to International American Development Bank [S. 748], Asian Development Bank [S. 749], and International Development Association [S. 2010], President Richard M. Nixon, George D. Aiken, Wright Patman, William B. Widnall, William P. Rogers, John B. Connally, Henry A. Kissinger, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Peter M. Flanigan, Galo Plaza, Carlos Sanz de Santamaria, Ortiz Mena, Henry J. Costanzo, Artemis Weatherby, Robert S. McNamara, J. Burke Knapp, John M. Hennessy, James E. Smith, Robert D. Hormats, John E. Nidecker, and the White House photographer met in the Cabinet Room of the White House from 12:45 pm to 12:50 pm. 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Nidecker; the White House photographer was present at the beginning\nof the meeting\n[Recording begins while the conversation is in progress]\n\n     Signing ceremony\n          -Thank you to attendees\n\n     [General conversation/Unintelligible]\n\nThe President, et al. left at 12:50 pm","filename":["094-004-splice.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Aiken, George D.","Patman, Wright","Widnall, William B.","Rogers, William P.","Connally, John B.","Kissinger, Henry A.","Haig, Alexander M., Jr.","Flanigan, Peter M.","Plaza, Galo","Santamaria, Carlos Sanz de","Mena, Ortiz","Costanzo, Henry J.","Weatherby, Artemis","McNamara, Robert S.","Knapp, J. Burke","Hennessy, John M.","Smith, James E.","Hormats, Robert D.","Nidecker, John C.","White House photographer"],"prevCode":"094-003","nextCode":"095-001","tapeTranscriptFile":"094a.mp3,094b.mp3,094c.mp3,094d.mp3","transcript":[{"start":13764.97,"end":13766.01,"text":"Yes, they do."},{"start":13766.25,"end":13767.55,"text":"They promise."},{"start":13767.69,"end":13778.13,"text":"I was just saying, I was surprised at what you were up to when you were looking at these guys."},{"start":13778.25,"end":13779.81,"text":"Well, they gave us a puppy."},{"start":13779.85,"end":13781.11,"text":"You know what I'm saying?"},{"start":13781.21,"end":13782.29,"text":"Oh, my gosh."},{"start":13782.33,"end":13785.13,"text":"And he's all screwed right by his goose."},{"start":13785.23,"end":13785.71,"text":"Ha, ha, ha."},{"start":13792.64,"end":13794.98,"text":"This is just the right thing."}],"transcriptBoundary":{"start":13765,"end":13795,"startMethod":"llm-alignment","endMethod":"llm-alignment"},"transcriptConfidence":"high","transcriptSource":"bigtape","aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon hosted a signing ceremony in the Cabinet Room with key congressional leaders, administration officials, and representatives from international financial institutions to formalize contributions to the Inter-American Development Bank, the Asian Development Bank, and the International Development Association. 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The session concluded shortly after the signing, affirming the administration’s commitment to multilateral economic assistance.","topics":["International Development Bank","Asian Development Bank","International Development Association","Foreign Aid","Legislation","Multilateral Finance"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T07:58:40.495Z"},"topicSlugs":["international-development-bank","asian-development-bank","international-development-association","foreign-aid","legislation","multilateral-finance"],"audioDurationSec":33,"audioFiles":[{"file":"094-004-splice.mp3","bytes":528786,"durationSec":33.02,"bitrate":128117,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-10-27T04:37:18.713Z","originalFilename":["094a.mp3","094b.mp3","094c.mp3","094d.mp3"],"spliceSource":{"spliceType":"bigtape","sourceFiles":["094b.mp3"],"cutStart":13763.5,"cutEnd":13796.5,"adjustedStart":13763.5,"adjustedEnd":13796.5,"boundaryMethod":"llm-alignment","confidence":"high","splicedAt":"2026-10-27T04:37:18.713Z"},"transcriptPrev":{"segments":1,"replacedAt":"2026-09-18T05:42:11.505Z"},"audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/094-004-splice.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/094-004","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/094/conversation-094-004","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). 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