{"conversationCode":"344-017","tapeNumber":344,"conversationNumber":17,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-344-017","startDateTime":"1972-06-22T15:39:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-06-22T16:14:00.000Z","startDate":"22-Jun-1972","startTime":"11:39 AM","endDate":"22-Jun-1972","endTime":"12:14 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Higby, Lawrence M.;","description":"On June 22, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Lawrence M. Higby met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:39 am and 12:14 pm. 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