{"conversationCode":"300-034","tapeNumber":300,"conversationNumber":34,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-300-034","startDateTime":"1971-11-09T19:29:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-11-09T20:04:00.000Z","startDate":"9-Nov-1971","startTime":"2:29 PM","endDate":"9-Nov-1971","endTime":"3:04 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Knebel, John A.;","description":"On November 9, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and John A. Knebel met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:29 pm and 3:04 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 300-034 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. 300-034\n\nDate: November 9, 1971\nTime: Unknown between 2:29 pm and 3:04 pm\nLocation: Executive Office Building\n\nThe President talked with Henry A. Kissinger.\n\n     Kissinger's call\n\n     International relations\n           -The President’s conversation with an unknown man\n\n       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542","filename":["300-034.mp3"],"tapeStart":"02:06:06","tapeEnd":"02:08:40","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Knebel, John A."],"prevCode":"300-033","nextCode":"300-035","transcript":[{"start":4.32,"end":8.08,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":12.85,"end":12.95,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":24.76,"end":30.92,"text":"You know, at that point, it was a great nation camp before it became humiliated."},{"start":30.94,"end":31.64,"text":"So I made that a part of the story."},{"start":31.66,"end":32.83,"text":"And I think he picked that up, too."},{"start":32.84,"end":33.34,"text":"He knew he could do that."},{"start":34.59,"end":50.1,"text":"And he knows practically that he can't."},{"start":53.14,"end":54.58,"text":"Therefore, uh... Let's say it is, yeah."},{"start":54.6,"end":56.29,"text":"You're gonna cross somebody around here, okay?"},{"start":56.31,"end":56.53,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":56.89,"end":56.99,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":57.01,"end":58.69,"text":"Sure, sure."},{"start":58.71,"end":58.81,"text":"Good."},{"start":62.77,"end":67.89,"text":"Well, if we get the word true."},{"start":67.91,"end":68.94,"text":"Okay."},{"start":68.96,"end":69.1,"text":"Thanks."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and John A. Knebel discuss a narrative strategy regarding the historical perception of national strength and the risks of political overreach. Their conversation centers on the practical limitations of foreign policy maneuvers and the importance of maintaining an image of national dignity. The dialogue concludes with an informal agreement to monitor incoming intelligence or confirmation of a specific developing situation.","topics":["National Image","Political Strategy","Foreign Policy","Narrative Construction","Diplomatic Relations"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T14:06:25.718Z"},"topicSlugs":["national-image","political-strategy","foreign-policy","narrative-construction","diplomatic-relations"],"audioDurationSec":69,"audioFiles":[{"file":"300-034.mp3","bytes":2767686,"durationSec":69.07,"bitrate":320580,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:38.956Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:43:17.818Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/300-034.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/300-034","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/300/conversation-300-034","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}