{"conversationCode":"117-003","tapeNumber":117,"conversationNumber":3,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-117-003","startDateTime":"1973-03-08T16:44:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-03-08T17:05:00.000Z","startDate":"8-Mar-1973","startTime":"11:44 AM","endDate":"8-Mar-1973","endTime":"12:05 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"[Unknown person(s)];","description":"On March 8, 1973, unknown person(s) met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 11:44 am and 12:05 pm. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 117-003 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"CAB","recordingDevice":"Cabinet Room","latitudeEstimated":38.8975,"longitudeEstimated":-77.0374,"chronCode":"Cabinet","chronRelease":"Cabinet Room Release","chronReleaseDate":"16-Oct-1997","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 117-3\n\nDate: March 8, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 11:44 am and 12:05 pm\nLocation: Cabinet Room\n\nUnknown men met\n\n******************************************************************************\n\n[Previous non-historical (H) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 08/28/2019. Segment\ncleared for release.]\n[Non-Historical]\n[117-003-w001]\n[Duration: 44s]\n\n     Dick [surname unknown]\n          -Directions\n          -Car\n\n          -David M. Kennedy’s office [?]\n\n******************************************************************************\n\nThe unknown men left at an unknown time before 12:05 pm","filename":["117-003.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["[Unknown person(s)]"],"prevCode":"117-002","nextCode":"117-005","transcript":[{"start":27.25,"end":35.68,"text":"You take my car, and if you ask the Secretary of Commerce to come to Kennedy's office and tell Mr. Latimer that you're ready, do you want to go right back in?"}],"aiSummary":{"text":"An unidentified individual instructs an associate named Dick regarding logistical arrangements for a meeting. The discussion centers on the use of a vehicle and coordination with the Secretary of Commerce to facilitate a meeting at David M. Kennedy’s office. The conversation concludes with a directive to expedite the process involving an individual identified as Mr. Latimer.","topics":["Logistics","David M. Kennedy","Secretary of Commerce","Personnel coordination","White House operations"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T08:12:59.801Z"},"topicSlugs":["logistics","david-m-kennedy","secretary-of-commerce","personnel-coordination","white-house-operations"],"audioDurationSec":44,"audioFiles":[{"file":"117-003.mp3","bytes":1781358,"durationSec":44.39,"bitrate":321052,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:32.999Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/117-003.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/117-003","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/117/conversation-117-003","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}