{"conversationCode":"272-012","tapeNumber":272,"conversationNumber":12,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-272-012","startDateTime":"1971-08-11T18:54:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-08-11T18:54:00.000Z","startDate":"11-Aug-1971","startTime":"2:54 PM","endDate":"11-Aug-1971","endTime":"2:54 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.;","description":"On August 11, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 2:54 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 272-012 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. 272-012\nDate: August 11, 1971\nTime: 2:54 pm\nLocation: Executive Office Building\nHenry A. Kissinger talked with the President.\nPresident's schedule\n-Meeting with Kissinger\n-President's forthcoming call to Kissinger or Alexander M. Haig, Jr.","filename":["272-012.mp3"],"tapeStart":"01:25:18","tapeEnd":"01:27:42","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Kissinger, Henry A."],"prevCode":"272-011","nextCode":"272-013","transcript":[{"start":0.03,"end":1.97,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":3.61,"end":3.92,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":6.04,"end":6.88,"text":"Hi, Henry."},{"start":6.9,"end":11.86,"text":"Do you want to come over now?"},{"start":11.88,"end":16.15,"text":"Or do you want me to call you later?"},{"start":16.49,"end":17.09,"text":"Here."},{"start":17.11,"end":26.32,"text":"Or shall I call you if you want me to call you later?"},{"start":26.34,"end":26.62,"text":"I'll call you."},{"start":26.64,"end":28.08,"text":"Yeah, I'll call you."},{"start":28.34,"end":29.06,"text":"Well, or I call Dave."},{"start":29.68,"end":34.24,"text":"I'll let Abe know, and then he comes here."},{"start":34.26,"end":35.42,"text":"Fine."},{"start":35.44,"end":36.89,"text":"Whatever you want."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and Henry Kissinger coordinate their schedules for an upcoming discussion, deliberating on whether to meet immediately at the Executive Office Building or communicate via telephone later. The brief exchange focuses on logistical arrangements to facilitate a follow-up consultation involving key staff members. Ultimately, they agree to delay the substantive discussion, with the President initiating the next point of contact.","topics":["Presidential scheduling","White House logistics","Communication protocols"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T12:37:03.943Z"},"topicSlugs":["presidential-scheduling","white-house-logistics","communication-protocols"],"audioDurationSec":39,"audioFiles":[{"file":"272-012.mp3","bytes":1572362,"durationSec":39.16,"bitrate":321209,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:38.008Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/272-012.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/272-012","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/272/conversation-272-012","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}