{"conversationCode":"350-042","tapeNumber":350,"conversationNumber":42,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-350-042","startDateTime":"1972-07-26T17:44:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-07-26T17:47:00.000Z","startDate":"26-Jul-1972","startTime":"1:44 PM","endDate":"26-Jul-1972","endTime":"1:47 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ehrlichman, John D.;","description":"On July 26, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:44 pm to 1:47 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 350-042 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"EOB","recordingDevice":"Old Executive Office Building","latitudeEstimated":38.897567,"longitudeEstimated":-77.039147,"chronCode":4,"chronRelease":"Fourth Chronological Release","chronReleaseDate":"10-Dec-2003","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 350-42\n\nDate: July 26, 1972\nTime: 1:44 pm - 1:47 pm\nLocation: Old Executive Office Building\n\nJohn D. Ehrlichman talked with the President.\n\n[See Conversation No. 27-81]\n\n     Ehrlichman’s briefing\n          -Ronald L. Ziegler’s view\n          -Agenda\n               -The President’s forthcoming press conference\n\n     1972 campaign\n         -Credibility\n         -Thomas F. Eagleton\n              -George S. McGovern\n              -Continuance on ticket\n              -Press\n              -Nelson A. Rockefeller","filename":["350-042.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Ehrlichman, John D."],"prevCode":"350-041","nextCode":"350-043","transcript":[{"start":0.03,"end":19.45,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":19.48,"end":22.62,"text":"Sure, sure."},{"start":22.64,"end":22.88,"text":"How are you?"},{"start":22.9,"end":23.12,"text":"Yeah, yeah."},{"start":23.14,"end":23.6,"text":"Oh, I was just calling."},{"start":23.62,"end":24.84,"text":"We were sitting here and Ron and Sid were going to greet you."},{"start":24.86,"end":25.44,"text":"I bet you they were going to."},{"start":25.46,"end":25.98,"text":"I'm very sorry about that."},{"start":26,"end":26.42,"text":"I'm sorry about that."},{"start":26.44,"end":26.86,"text":"I'm sorry about that."},{"start":26.88,"end":27.3,"text":"I'm sorry about that."},{"start":31.52,"end":32.96,"text":"All right."},{"start":55.36,"end":80.22,"text":"... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..."},{"start":80.78,"end":108.3,"text":"Yes, you're right."},{"start":110.48,"end":127.41,"text":"."},{"start":127.43,"end":127.45,"text":"."},{"start":127.47,"end":127.49,"text":"."},{"start":128.08,"end":143.3,"text":"I did those ones."},{"start":143.28,"end":172.14,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":172.81,"end":175.92,"text":"Rock hard, actually."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"John D. Ehrlichman briefed President Nixon on an agenda for an upcoming press conference and shared perspectives from Ron Ziegler. The discussion touched upon the 1972 presidential campaign, specifically focusing on the political credibility of George McGovern's running mate, Thomas F. Eagleton, and his potential status on the Democratic ticket. The brief meeting centered on strategizing how these campaign developments might impact the President's public messaging.","topics":["1972 presidential campaign","Thomas F. Eagleton","George McGovern","Press conference","White House strategy"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T16:33:18.222Z"},"topicSlugs":["1972-presidential-campaign","thomas-f-eagleton","george-mcgovern","press-conference","white-house-strategy"],"audioDurationSec":180,"audioFiles":[{"file":"350-042.mp3","bytes":4320234,"durationSec":179.95,"bitrate":192067,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:44.539Z","transcriptGapSeconds":133,"transcriptGapShare":0.74,"transcriptQuality":"incomplete","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/350-042.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/350-042","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/350/conversation-350-042","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}