{"conversationCode":"269-012","tapeNumber":269,"conversationNumber":12,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-269-012","startDateTime":"1971-08-03T13:53:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-08-03T13:56:00.000Z","startDate":"3-Aug-1971","startTime":"9:53 AM","endDate":"3-Aug-1971","endTime":"9:56 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Usery, Willie J., Jr.;","description":"On August 3, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Willie J. Usery, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:53 am to 9:56 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 269-012 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. 269-12\n\nDate: August 3, 1971\nTime: 9:53 am - 9:56 am\nLocation: Executive Office Building\n\nThe President talked with Willie J. Usery, Jr.\n\n     Steel settlement\n           -President's appreciation for Usery's work\n           -Next steps","filename":["269-012-splice.mp3"],"tapeStart":"01:38:17","tapeEnd":"01:40:44","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Usery, Willie J., Jr."],"prevCode":"269-011","nextCode":"269-013","tapeTranscriptFile":"269a.mp3,269b.mp3,269c.mp3,269d.mp3","transcriptBoundary":{"start":5910,"end":5974,"startMethod":"llm-alignment","endMethod":"llm-alignment"},"transcriptSource":"bigtape","originalFilename":["269a.mp3","269b.mp3","269c.mp3","269d.mp3"],"spliceSource":{"spliceType":"bigtape","sourceFiles":["269a.mp3"],"cutStart":5908.5,"cutEnd":5975.5,"adjustedStart":5908.5,"adjustedEnd":5975.5,"boundaryMethod":"llm-alignment","confidence":"medium","splicedAt":"2026-10-27T04:37:27.150Z"},"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with Assistant Secretary of Labor Willie J. Usery, Jr. to formally acknowledge and express gratitude for his pivotal role in negotiating the recent steel industry labor settlement. The discussion centered on the successful conclusion of these negotiations and the strategy for managing the immediate aftermath of the agreement. No specific follow-up actions were recorded, as the meeting served primarily as a debriefing and recognition of Usery’s diplomatic efforts.","topics":["Steel industry","Labor negotiations","Collective bargaining","Willie J. Usery Jr.","Industrial relations"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T12:31:02.282Z"},"topicSlugs":["steel-industry","labor-negotiations","collective-bargaining","willie-j-usery-jr","industrial-relations"],"audioDurationSec":67,"audioFiles":[{"file":"269-012-splice.mp3","bytes":1072528,"durationSec":67,"bitrate":128055,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-10-27T04:37:27.150Z","transcript":[{"start":5910.3,"end":5913.78,"text":"So, Bill, I always seem to be thanking you for doing a great job."},{"start":5913.8,"end":5916.35,"text":"I know you haven't had much sleep, but I think it's just another fine achievement."},{"start":5916.36,"end":5926.17,"text":"I, on all accounts, just went back and forth, back and forth, and got that three-year-old man to be out."},{"start":5926.19,"end":5931.19,"text":"Oh, boy, it's a miracle."},{"start":5939.42,"end":5942.38,"text":"Let me ask you, what's the next step on the next series?"},{"start":5942.42,"end":5947.1,"text":"We're going to have a couple more down the middle of the street."},{"start":5947.12,"end":5953.56,"text":"You don't think they're going to come?"},{"start":5954.22,"end":5954.46,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":5954.48,"end":5961.12,"text":"Oh, man."},{"start":5961.4,"end":5963.69,"text":"Yeah, yeah."},{"start":5964.07,"end":5966.31,"text":"Well, I'll tell you what, they've done a great job now."},{"start":5966.43,"end":5967.85,"text":"You sure take some time off this week."},{"start":5969.64,"end":5970.87,"text":"Okay."},{"start":5971.53,"end":5971.91,"text":"Okay."},{"start":5972.87,"end":5973.45,"text":"Thank you."}],"transcriptConfidence":"medium","transcriptPrev":{"segments":15,"replacedAt":"2026-09-18T14:13:47.759Z"},"audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/269-012-splice.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/269-012","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/269/conversation-269-012","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}