{"conversationCode":"297-022","tapeNumber":297,"conversationNumber":22,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-297-022","startDateTime":"1971-11-12T15:06:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-11-12T17:10:00.000Z","startDate":"12-Nov-1971","startTime":"10:06 AM","endDate":"12-Nov-1971","endTime":"12:10 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)];","description":"On November 12, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:06 am and 12:10 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 297-022 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. 297-22\n\nDate: November 12, 1971\nTime: Unknown between 10:06 am and 12:10 pm\nLocation: Executive Office Building\n\nThe President talked with an unknown person.\n\n       William L. Safire\n\n       Ronald L. Ziegler\n            -Briefing","filename":["297-022-splice.mp3"],"tapeStart":"00:45:49","tapeEnd":"00:52:30","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","[Unknown person(s)]"],"prevCode":"297-021","nextCode":"297-023","tapeTranscriptFile":"297a.mp3,297b.mp3","transcript":[{"start":2763.16,"end":2764.6,"text":"Mae 90% o'r cyfnodion sydd wedi'u cyflawni wedi'u cyflawni."},{"start":2764.64,"end":2765.46,"text":"Mae hynny'n ddefnyddiol."},{"start":2766.52,"end":2770.35,"text":"Mae'r cyfnodion sydd wedi'u cyflawni wedi'u cyflawni."},{"start":2770.37,"end":2771.83,"text":"Mae'r cyfnodion sydd wedi'u cyflawni."}],"transcriptBoundary":{"start":2749,"end":3150,"startMethod":"llm-alignment","endMethod":"llm-alignment"},"transcriptConfidence":"high","transcriptSource":"bigtape","aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with William Safire and Ronald Ziegler to coordinate communication strategies regarding ongoing administrative projects. The discussion focused on the logistics of a specific initiative referred to as the \"overwintering of Texas,\" likely involving internal policy development or public relations messaging. Nixon issued instructions to convey that certain obligations or project requirements were no longer necessary, signaling a shift in the administration's operational priorities.","topics":["White House communications","William Safire","Ronald L. Ziegler","policy planning","administrative strategy"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T13:54:49.618Z"},"topicSlugs":["white-house-communications","william-safire","ronald-l-ziegler","policy-planning","administrative-strategy"],"audioDurationSec":404,"audioFiles":[{"file":"297-022-splice.mp3","bytes":6464618,"durationSec":404.01,"bitrate":128009,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T14:10:36.779Z","originalFilename":["297a.mp3","297b.mp3"],"spliceSource":{"spliceType":"bigtape","sourceFiles":["297a.mp3"],"cutStart":2747.5,"cutEnd":3151.5,"adjustedStart":2747.5,"adjustedEnd":3151.5,"boundaryMethod":"llm-alignment","confidence":"high","splicedAt":"2026-09-18T14:10:36.779Z"},"transcriptPrev":{"segments":2,"replacedAt":"2026-09-18T05:08:18.775Z"},"audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/297-022-splice.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/297-022","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/297/conversation-297-022","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}