{"conversationCode":"342-008","tapeNumber":342,"conversationNumber":8,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-342-008","startDateTime":"1972-06-13T20:14:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-06-13T20:15:00.000Z","startDate":"13-Jun-1972","startTime":"4:14 PM","endDate":"13-Jun-1972","endTime":"4:15 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Colson, Charles W.;","description":"On June 13, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:14 pm to 4:15 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 342-008 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. 342-8\n\nDate: June 13, 1972\nTime: 4:14-4:15 pm\nLocation: Executive Office Building\n\nThe President talked with Charles W. Colson.\n\n[See Conversation No. 25-60]","filename":["342-008.mp3"],"tapeStart":"01:14:47","tapeEnd":"01:15:35","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Colson, Charles W."],"prevCode":"342-007","nextCode":"342-009","transcript":[{"start":0.22,"end":2.08,"text":"Hello?"},{"start":3.37,"end":7.25,"text":"Hi, do you want to drop over to the office, please?"},{"start":7.27,"end":9.1,"text":"I'm in the EOB."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon summoned Charles W. Colson to his office in the Old Executive Office Building for a brief, direct consultation. The dialogue serves primarily as an administrative bridge, initiating a more substantive, follow-up meeting between the two men. No specific policy matters or strategic developments were addressed during this brief exchange.","topics":["White House administration","Executive communication","Internal scheduling","Charles Colson"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T16:11:20.890Z"},"topicSlugs":["white-house-administration","executive-communication","internal-scheduling","charles-colson"],"audioDurationSec":9,"audioFiles":[{"file":"342-008.mp3","bytes":377015,"durationSec":9.28,"bitrate":324892,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:42.252Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/342-008.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/342-008","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/342/conversation-342-008","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}