{"conversationCode":"328-029","tapeNumber":328,"conversationNumber":29,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-328-029","startDateTime":"1972-04-03T18:28:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-04-03T19:43:00.000Z","startDate":"3-Apr-1972","startTime":"1:28 PM","endDate":"3-Apr-1972","endTime":"2:43 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President);","description":"On April 3, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:28 pm and 2:43 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 328-029 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. 328-29\n\nDate: April 3, 1972\nTime: Unknown between 1:28 pm and 2:43 pm\nLocation: Executive Office Building\n\nThe President dictated a memorandum for the file.\n\n**********************************************************************\n\n[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 10/09/2019.\nSegment cleared for release.]\n[Personal Returnable]\n[328-029-w001]\n[Duration: 1m 27s]\n\n       Vietnam\n             -Melvin R. Laird\n             -Thomas H. Moorer\n             -Joint Chiefs of Staff [JCS]\n             -US policy\n             -Military\n\n       Press conference\n\n**********************************************************************","filename":["328-029.mp3"],"tapeStart":"03:20:14","tapeEnd":"03:21:41","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)"],"prevCode":"328-028","nextCode":"328-030","transcript":[{"start":0.03,"end":23.27,"text":"for a final April 3rd, Monday."},{"start":23.29,"end":24.69,"text":"Today, I'm going to be talking to the Republicans about the next year."},{"start":24.71,"end":25.97,"text":"I'm going to be talking to the Republicans about the next year."},{"start":25.99,"end":27.25,"text":"I'm going to be talking to the Republicans about the next year."},{"start":27.27,"end":28.54,"text":"I'm going to be talking to the Republicans about the next year."},{"start":29.17,"end":57.75,"text":"... ... ... ..."},{"start":58.86,"end":85.34,"text":"."},{"start":85.36,"end":85.38,"text":"."},{"start":85.4,"end":85.42,"text":"."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon dictates a memorandum for the file regarding his upcoming political strategy. The discussion centers on preparations for a meeting with Republican officials to outline the party's objectives for the following year. This effort reflects the administration's focus on long-term political planning and party coordination.","topics":["Richard M. Nixon","Political strategy","Republican Party","Memorandum","Election planning"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T15:17:41.847Z"},"topicSlugs":["richard-m-nixon","political-strategy","republican-party","memorandum","election-planning"],"audioDurationSec":86,"audioFiles":[{"file":"328-029.mp3","bytes":3442746,"durationSec":85.92,"bitrate":320535,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:41.906Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:43:21.390Z","transcriptGapSeconds":78,"transcriptGapShare":0.91,"transcriptQuality":"incomplete","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/328-029.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/328-029","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/328/conversation-328-029","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}