{"conversationCode":"269-003","tapeNumber":269,"conversationNumber":3,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-269-003","startDateTime":"1971-08-03T01:51:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-08-03T01:55:00.000Z","startDate":"2-Aug-1971","startTime":"9:51 PM","endDate":"2-Aug-1971","endTime":"9:55 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Dent, Harry S.;","description":"On August 2, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Harry S. Dent met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:51 pm to 9:55 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 269-003 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"EOB","recordingDevice":"Old Executive Office Building","latitudeEstimated":38.897567,"longitudeEstimated":-77.039147,"chronCode":2,"chronRelease":"Second Chronological Release","chronReleaseDate":"26-Oct-2000","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 269-3\n\nDate: August 2, 1971\nTime: 9:51 pm - 9:55 pm\nLocation: Executive Office Building\n\nHarry S. Dent talked with the President.\n\n     Unknown problem [Busing?]\n         -The President's call to Barry M. Goldwater\n         -Political impact","filename":["269-003-splice.mp3"],"tapeStart":"00:38:05","tapeEnd":"00:42:00","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Dent, Harry S."],"prevCode":"269-002","nextCode":"269-004","tapeTranscriptFile":"269a.mp3,269b.mp3,269c.mp3,269d.mp3","transcript":[{"start":2293.48,"end":2295.48,"text":"Mr. Dennis?"},{"start":2295.58,"end":2295.78,"text":"Hello."},{"start":2296.47,"end":2297.33,"text":"Hi, Harry, how are you?"},{"start":2297.35,"end":2299.98,"text":"It's all right, all right."},{"start":2475.39,"end":2475.75,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":2477.85,"end":2479.35,"text":"Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah."},{"start":2479.37,"end":2480.53,"text":"I was calling about it."},{"start":2480.75,"end":2484.37,"text":"I just wanted to get some good advice."},{"start":2484.43,"end":2486.23,"text":"And I got an email."},{"start":2486.29,"end":2489.61,"text":"But, well, it's just some of the best, you know."},{"start":2489.65,"end":2491.26,"text":"I think you're absolutely right."},{"start":2491.28,"end":2493.34,"text":"I don't think it's a good answer at all."},{"start":2493.44,"end":2494.3,"text":"It's great."},{"start":2494.38,"end":2497.92,"text":"It's just that I don't have any questions about it."},{"start":2497.96,"end":2501.66,"text":"No questions about it."},{"start":2503.18,"end":2504.64,"text":"No, you didn't tell me at all."},{"start":2504.66,"end":2507.54,"text":"I knew you had an obligation."},{"start":2507.66,"end":2509.76,"text":"I appreciate it."},{"start":2509.84,"end":2510.64,"text":"I appreciate it."},{"start":2510.72,"end":2513.69,"text":"I've been talking about it with you today."},{"start":2513.77,"end":2527.16,"text":"I want all of you to do is let me take a look."}],"transcriptBoundary":{"start":2293,"end":2524.45,"startMethod":"llm-alignment","endMethod":"llm-alignment"},"transcriptConfidence":"high","transcriptSource":"bigtape","originalFilename":["269a.mp3","269b.mp3","269c.mp3","269d.mp3"],"spliceSource":{"spliceType":"bigtape","sourceFiles":["269a.mp3"],"cutStart":2291.5,"cutEnd":2525.95,"adjustedStart":2291.5,"adjustedEnd":2525.95,"boundaryMethod":"llm-alignment","confidence":"high","splicedAt":"2026-09-18T14:10:27.651Z"},"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and Harry S. Dent consulted on the political implications of a sensitive issue, likely related to the ongoing controversy over school busing. The discussion centered on a recent outreach effort to Senator Barry M. Goldwater to gauge his position and secure support. The exchange reflects the administration's efforts to manage internal political messaging and consolidate influence regarding volatile domestic policy challenges.","topics":["School busing","Barry M. Goldwater","Political strategy","Domestic policy","Republican Party relations"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T12:30:11.824Z"},"topicSlugs":["school-busing","barry-m-goldwater","political-strategy","domestic-policy","republican-party-relations"],"audioDurationSec":234,"audioFiles":[{"file":"269-003-splice.mp3","bytes":3751646,"durationSec":234.45,"bitrate":128015,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T14:10:27.651Z","transcriptPrev":{"segments":33,"replacedAt":"2026-09-18T14:11:51.914Z"},"audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/269-003-splice.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/269-003","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/269/conversation-269-003","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}