{"conversationCode":"334-026","tapeNumber":334,"conversationNumber":26,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-334-026","startDateTime":"1972-05-02T17:23:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-05-02T20:38:00.000Z","startDate":"2-May-1972","startTime":"1:23 PM","endDate":"2-May-1972","endTime":"4:38 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President);","description":"On May 2, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:23 pm and 4:38 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 334-026 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. 334-26\n\nDate: May 2, 1972\nTime: Unknown between 1:23 pm and 4:38 pm\nLocation: Executive Office Building\n\nThe President dictated a memorandum for the file [portions were replayed].\n\n*****************************************************************\n\n[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 10/07/2019.\nSegment cleared for release.]\n[Personal Returnable]\n[334-026-w001]\n[Duration: 47s]\n\n     Canada [?]\n\n     An unpopular decision or act\n\n*****************************************************************","filename":["334-026.mp3"],"tapeStart":"02:15:02","tapeEnd":"02:16:04","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)"],"prevCode":"334-025","nextCode":"334-027","transcript":[{"start":4.15,"end":25.87,"text":"All right."},{"start":29.58,"end":41.5,"text":"I think they're all this high, because they've been exploited in that pocket or in the position."},{"start":41.52,"end":41.84,"text":"Paragraph 31, 7."},{"start":41.86,"end":42.34,"text":"I'm listening, actually."},{"start":42.36,"end":42.54,"text":"Yes, sir."},{"start":42.56,"end":43.08,"text":"Please, around 50 degrees."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon dictates a memorandum for the file regarding a specific administrative or diplomatic matter, referencing internal records and procedural details. The brief exchange involves the President reviewing documentation, specifically noting a reference to Canada and an unpopular act or decision. This recording serves as an official record of the President's internal directives and administrative notes.","topics":["Memorandum for the file","Canada","Administrative records","Executive documentation","Presidential decision-making"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T15:43:37.321Z"},"topicSlugs":["memorandum-for-the-file","canada","administrative-records","executive-documentation","presidential-decision-making"],"audioDurationSec":51,"audioFiles":[{"file":"334-026.mp3","bytes":2047787,"durationSec":51.05,"bitrate":320897,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:41.908Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/334-026.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/334-026","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/334/conversation-334-026","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}