{"conversationCode":"300-015","tapeNumber":300,"conversationNumber":15,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-300-015","startDateTime":"1971-11-04T18:48:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-11-04T20:47:00.000Z","startDate":"4-Nov-1971","startTime":"1:48 PM","endDate":"4-Nov-1971","endTime":"3:47 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.;","description":"On November 4, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:48 pm and 3:47 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 300-015 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. 300-015\n\nDate: November 4, 1971\nTime: Unknown between 1:48 pm and 3:47 pm\nLocation: Executive Office Building\n\nThe President talked with Henry A. Kissinger.\n\n     The President's schedule\n          -[Kofi A. Busia]\n\n       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542\n\n           -[Indira Gandhi]\n           -[Busia]","filename":["300-015.mp3"],"tapeStart":"00:26:49","tapeEnd":"00:27:35","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Kissinger, Henry A."],"prevCode":"300-014","nextCode":"300-016","transcript":[{"start":0.13,"end":18.8,"text":"I have a greater sort of fix so that I don't have to sit at 5 o'clock after a pitch session."},{"start":18.82,"end":24.09,"text":"Or because I've got to do what I've got to be prepared for."},{"start":24.11,"end":27.75,"text":"You know, I mean, I've had sort of a hard day here with this woman and everyone and so forth."},{"start":27.77,"end":29.05,"text":"If it is a pitch session, I've just got to get reamed up for it."},{"start":29.07,"end":29.29,"text":"That's all."},{"start":29.31,"end":29.41,"text":"Okay."},{"start":29.88,"end":40.36,"text":"just so he knows."},{"start":40.38,"end":44.79,"text":"If it is, I'm prepared for it, but I just won't get it."},{"start":44.81,"end":44.93,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":44.95,"end":45.23,"text":"Fine."},{"start":45.25,"end":45.35,"text":"Fine."},{"start":45.41,"end":45.97,"text":"Can he make it?"},{"start":46.17,"end":46.59,"text":"He's 45 minutes."},{"start":49.08,"end":49.88,"text":"He's the best I've ever been in my life."},{"start":49.9,"end":50,"text":"Fine."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and Henry Kissinger coordinate the President's upcoming schedule and preparation requirements following a demanding day involving meetings with foreign dignitaries, including Kofi Busia and Indira Gandhi. The discussion focuses on managing Nixon's time and readiness for high-stakes 'pitch sessions' or diplomatic briefings. Kissinger confirms the logistics for an upcoming appointment, ensuring the President is adequately prepared for the scheduled engagement.","topics":["Presidential scheduling","Henry Kissinger","Kofi Busia","Indira Gandhi","Diplomatic strategy"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T14:04:35.216Z"},"topicSlugs":["presidential-scheduling","henry-kissinger","kofi-busia","indira-gandhi","diplomatic-strategy"],"audioDurationSec":50,"audioFiles":[{"file":"300-015.mp3","bytes":2024763,"durationSec":50.49,"bitrate":320790,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:38.956Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:43:17.815Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/300-015.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/300-015","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/300/conversation-300-015","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}