{"conversationCode":"273-054","tapeNumber":273,"conversationNumber":54,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-273-054","startDateTime":"1971-08-15T23:36:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-08-16T00:55:00.000Z","startDate":"15-Aug-1971","startTime":"7:36 PM","endDate":"15-Aug-1971","endTime":"8:55 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President);","description":"On August 15, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:36 pm and 8:55 pm. 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