{"conversationCode":"316-014","tapeNumber":316,"conversationNumber":14,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-316-014","startDateTime":"1972-01-25T21:36:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-01-25T22:30:00.000Z","startDate":"25-Jan-1972","startTime":"4:36 PM","endDate":"25-Jan-1972","endTime":"5:30 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator;","description":"On January 25, 1972, 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 4:36 pm and 5:30 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 316-014 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"EOB","recordingDevice":"Old Executive Office Building","latitudeEstimated":38.897567,"longitudeEstimated":-77.039147,"chronCode":3,"chronRelease":"Third Chronological Release","chronReleaseDate":"28-Feb-2002","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 316-14\n\nDate: January 25, 1972\nTime: Unknown between 4:36 pm and 5:30 pm\nLocation: Executive Office Building\n\nThe President talked with the White House operator.\n\n[See Conversation No. 19-59]","filename":["316a.mp3","316b.mp3"],"tapeStart":"02:37:22","tapeEnd":"02:37:37","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","White House operator"],"prevCode":"316-013","nextCode":"316-015","tapeTranscriptFile":"316a.mp3,316b.mp3","transcript":[{"start":9442,"end":9452.65,"text":"If the enemy rejects our effort to negotiate, we will continue our program of ending American involvement in the war by withdrawing our remaining forces and solving the enemy's development capability of defending themselves."},{"start":9452.69,"end":9457,"text":"If the enemy's answer to our peaceful plan is to step up, step up their attacks, I shall be my, step up their attacks."}],"transcriptBoundary":{"start":9442,"end":9457,"startMethod":"tape_time","endMethod":"tape_time"},"transcriptConfidence":"low","transcriptSource":"bigtape","aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon practices a public statement regarding the administration’s Vietnam policy, specifically addressing the withdrawal of American forces and the transition to South Vietnamese self-defense. The recording captures the President rehearsing his rhetoric to ensure a clear articulation of the consequences should the enemy reject diplomatic negotiations or escalate military aggression. This exercise serves as a preparation for a forthcoming address aimed at justifying the administration's strategic posture in the ongoing conflict.","topics":["Vietnam War","Foreign Policy","Public Speaking","Vietnamization","Military Strategy"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T14:43:47.865Z"},"topicSlugs":["vietnam-war","foreign-policy","public-speaking","vietnamization","military-strategy"],"audioDurationSec":15,"audioFiles":[{"file":"316a.mp3","bytes":117171372,"durationSec":7339.97,"bitrate":127707,"missing":false},{"file":"316b.mp3","bytes":64015302,"durationSec":4012.95,"bitrate":127617,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":true,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:41.568Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/316a.mp3","https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/316b.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/316-014","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/316/conversation-316-014","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}