{"conversationCode":"297-025","tapeNumber":297,"conversationNumber":25,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-297-025","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); White House operator;","description":"On November 12, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator 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 297-025 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. 297-25\n\nDate: November 12, 1971\nTime: Unknown between 10:06 am and 12:10 pm\nLocation: Executive Office Building\n\nThe President talked with the White House operator.\n\n[See Conversation No. 14-82]","filename":["297-025-splice.mp3"],"tapeStart":"01:02:28","tapeEnd":"01:04:06","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","White House operator"],"prevCode":"297-024","nextCode":"297-026","tapeTranscriptFile":"297a.mp3,297b.mp3","transcript":[{"start":3766.25,"end":3770.17,"text":"Rwy'n siŵr."},{"start":3774.41,"end":3778.27,"text":"Mae'r broblem yw dydw i ddim eisiau 300 o bobl ymgyrchol i'w anfon arna i gyda'r cyhoedd."},{"start":3779.65,"end":3789.27,"text":"Dydw i ddim yn bwysig os ydyn nhw wedi'u cyhoeddi, oherwydd os ydych chi'n gallu gwneud hynny, mae hynny'n iawn."},{"start":3789.39,"end":3792.21,"text":"Ie, bydd cyhoedd wedi'i wneud."},{"start":3792.23,"end":3795.72,"text":"O, diolch yn fawr, ond dydw i ddim yn gwybod, oherwydd dechreuwch ychydig ychydig yn ôl i 3-5."},{"start":3796.93,"end":3799.89,"text":"Ie, ceisio ar 3.30 a dweud bod Geri Ford a'r gweinidog wedi cyflawni."},{"start":3799.91,"end":3806.39,"text":"Ie, cael nhw gyda'r llinell positif yn ceisio cael nhw'n siarad â nhw ac yn siarad â nhw."},{"start":3806.41,"end":3826.68,"text":"Wel, bydd yr adnoddau a fydd wedi'u gwneud i'r bwrdd yn ffoclwyr, mae'n rhaid iddyn nhw, mae'n rhaid iddyn nhw, mae'n rhaid iddyn nhw, ond, dim ond, dim ond, dim ond, dim ond, dim ond, dim ond, dim ond, dim ond, dim ond, dim ond, dim ond, dim ond, dim ond, dim ond, dim ond, dim ond, dim ond, dim ond, dim ond,"},{"start":3827.69,"end":3828.87,"text":"Mae'n rhaid i mi geisio."},{"start":3828.89,"end":3830.63,"text":"Iawn, dwi ddim yn meddwl am hynny."}],"transcriptBoundary":{"start":3748,"end":3846,"startMethod":"llm-alignment","endMethod":"llm-alignment"},"transcriptConfidence":"high","transcriptSource":"bigtape","aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon coordinates with the White House operator to manage the timing and rollout of an upcoming public announcement. Seeking to avoid a disorganized or premature reaction from press or political associates, he directs that the official release be rescheduled for 4:30 p.m. He further instructs the operator to ensure key figures, specifically Jerry Ford, are aligned with the administration's messaging before the information is made public.","topics":["Public relations","Press management","Gerald Ford","Message control","Logistics"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T13:55:06.571Z"},"topicSlugs":["public-relations","press-management","gerald-ford","message-control","logistics"],"audioDurationSec":101,"audioFiles":[{"file":"297-025-splice.mp3","bytes":1616710,"durationSec":101.02,"bitrate":128036,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T14:10:36.847Z","originalFilename":["297a.mp3","297b.mp3"],"spliceSource":{"spliceType":"bigtape","sourceFiles":["297a.mp3"],"cutStart":3746.5,"cutEnd":3847.5,"adjustedStart":3746.5,"adjustedEnd":3847.5,"boundaryMethod":"llm-alignment","confidence":"high","splicedAt":"2026-09-18T14:10:36.847Z"},"transcriptPrev":{"segments":12,"replacedAt":"2026-09-18T05:08:19.219Z"},"audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/297-025-splice.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/297-025","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/297/conversation-297-025","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}