{"conversationCode":"361-006","tapeNumber":361,"conversationNumber":6,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-361-006","startDateTime":"1972-08-22T14:04:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-08-22T14:06:00.000Z","startDate":"22-Aug-1972","startTime":"10:04 AM","endDate":"22-Aug-1972","endTime":"10:06 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Reagan, Ronald W.;","description":"On August 22, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald W. Reagan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:04 am to 10:06 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 361-006 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. 361-6\n\nDate: August 22, 1972\nTime: 10:04 am - 10:06 am\nLocation: Executive Office Building\n\nThe President talked with Ronald W. Reagan.\n\n*****************************************************************\n\nBEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1\n[Personal returnable]\n[Duration: 1m 10s     ]\n\nEND WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1\n\n*****************************************************************\n\n            The President’s forthcoming acceptance speech\n                -Amnesty issue\n                    -Reference to veterans\n\n*****************************************************************\n\nBEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2\n[Personal returnable]\n[Duration: 35s      ]\n\nEND WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2\n\n                                        (rev. Nov-03)\n\n*****************************************************************","filename":["361-006.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Reagan, Ronald W."],"prevCode":"361-005","nextCode":"361-007","transcript":[{"start":12.1,"end":21.97,"text":"I think the point, the way I frankly plan to make it is simply more rather than to say, look, we've heard enough talk about that."},{"start":21.99,"end":25.74,"text":"Let's talk about the people that serve and honor and respect them."},{"start":25.76,"end":27.66,"text":"I mean, that's enough."},{"start":27.72,"end":28.66,"text":"People know that."},{"start":29.14,"end":29.8,"text":"Don't you think so?"},{"start":33.31,"end":34.21,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":34.23,"end":35.21,"text":"Yeah, yeah, yeah."},{"start":35.33,"end":36.65,"text":"Well, it's good to talk to you."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and Ronald Reagan consult on the messaging strategy for Nixon's upcoming acceptance speech. The pair specifically discusses the political positioning regarding the amnesty issue, ultimately deciding to pivot away from the topic to emphasize honoring and respecting those who served in the military. This brief exchange serves to align their views on prioritizing patriotic messaging for the remainder of the campaign.","topics":["1972 Presidential Campaign","Acceptance Speech","Amnesty","Vietnam War Veterans","Political Strategy"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T16:53:56.659Z"},"topicSlugs":["1972-presidential-campaign","acceptance-speech","amnesty","vietnam-war-veterans","political-strategy"],"audioDurationSec":50,"audioFiles":[{"file":"361-006.mp3","bytes":1206229,"durationSec":50.2,"bitrate":192227,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:44.539Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/361-006.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/361-006","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/361/conversation-361-006","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}