{"conversationCode":"333-044","tapeNumber":333,"conversationNumber":44,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-333-044","startDateTime":"1972-04-27T01:20:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-04-27T01:25:00.000Z","startDate":"26-Apr-1972","startTime":"8:20 PM","endDate":"26-Apr-1972","endTime":"8:25 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.;","description":"On April 26, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:20 pm to 8:25 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 333-044 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. 333-44\n\nDate: April 26, 1972\nTime: 8:20 pm - 8:25 pm\nLocation: Executive Office Building\n\nHenry A. Kissinger talked with the President.\n\n       [See Conversation No 23-94]","filename":["333-044.mp3"],"tapeStart":"04:48:49","tapeEnd":"04:50:36","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Kissinger, Henry A."],"prevCode":"333-043","nextCode":"333-045","transcript":[{"start":0.03,"end":3.96,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":4.7,"end":11.96,"text":"Oh, hello."},{"start":11.98,"end":12.89,"text":"Hello."},{"start":12.91,"end":21.5,"text":"Oh, Henry, I didn't have."},{"start":21.52,"end":25.82,"text":"No, no, I thought it was not necessary."},{"start":25.84,"end":26.56,"text":"I'll see you in the plane."},{"start":26.58,"end":27.1,"text":"I had an idea about Smith."},{"start":27.12,"end":27.66,"text":"I think we should sit more."},{"start":27.68,"end":27.9,"text":"Oh, I know."},{"start":27.92,"end":28.2,"text":"I had an idea."},{"start":28.22,"end":28.61,"text":"Sure, I understand."},{"start":28.62,"end":29.32,"text":"But you go ahead with your reading."},{"start":29.34,"end":29.89,"text":"You've got more work to do."},{"start":30.24,"end":39.4,"text":"If you get along right with the staff, fine."},{"start":39.42,"end":41.47,"text":"Now you're going on to your OCS."},{"start":41.49,"end":42.02,"text":"Good luck getting help."},{"start":42.04,"end":42.24,"text":"Good luck."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and Henry Kissinger held a brief, informal check-in regarding upcoming travel arrangements and the management of staff operations. Kissinger touched upon an idea concerning an individual named Smith, while the President encouraged Kissinger to prioritize his current workload and documentation. The exchange served primarily as a logistical synchronization before the two departed for separate engagements.","topics":["Staff management","Logistics","Henry Kissinger","White House operations"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T15:41:04.436Z"},"topicSlugs":["staff-management","logistics","henry-kissinger","white-house-operations"],"audioDurationSec":42,"audioFiles":[{"file":"333-044.mp3","bytes":1693571,"durationSec":42.2,"bitrate":321043,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:41.907Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/333-044.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/333-044","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/333/conversation-333-044","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}