{"conversationCode":"329-004","tapeNumber":329,"conversationNumber":4,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-329-004","startDateTime":"1972-04-05T01:15:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-04-05T01:45:00.000Z","startDate":"4-Apr-1972","startTime":"8:15 PM","endDate":"4-Apr-1972","endTime":"8:45 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President);","description":"On April 4, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:15 pm and 8:45 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 329-004 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. 329-4\n\nDate: April 4, 1972\nTime: Unknown between 8:15 pm and 8:45 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 10/18/2019.\nSegment cleared for release.]\n[Personal Returnable]\n[329-004-w001]\n[Duration: 53s]\n\n       Vietnam\n             -Report\n             -Foreign Service\n                    -Charles A. J. M. de Gaulle quotation\n             -US bombing\n\f*****************************************************************","filename":["329-004.mp3"],"tapeStart":"00:09:14","tapeEnd":"00:10:07","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)"],"prevCode":"329-003","nextCode":"329-005","transcript":[{"start":0.03,"end":18.35,"text":"Please do."},{"start":18.37,"end":26,"text":"Please do."},{"start":26.02,"end":26.44,"text":"Please do."},{"start":27.05,"end":53.49,"text":"... ... ... ... ..."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon dictated a memorandum for the file regarding the Vietnam War, focusing on the broader geopolitical context of the conflict. He addressed reports from the Foreign Service and referenced a quotation from Charles de Gaulle to provide strategic perspective. The discussion centered on the implications and effectiveness of ongoing United States bombing operations in the region.","topics":["Vietnam War","US Foreign Policy","Aerial Bombing","Charles de Gaulle","Foreign Service"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T15:18:44.769Z"},"topicSlugs":["vietnam-war","us-foreign-policy","aerial-bombing","charles-de-gaulle","foreign-service"],"audioDurationSec":54,"audioFiles":[{"file":"329-004.mp3","bytes":2159595,"durationSec":53.84,"bitrate":320892,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:41.907Z","transcriptGapSeconds":45,"transcriptGapShare":0.83,"transcriptQuality":"incomplete","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/329-004.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/329-004","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/329/conversation-329-004","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}