{"conversationCode":"361-018","tapeNumber":361,"conversationNumber":18,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-361-018","startDateTime":"1972-08-22T15:35:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-08-22T16:58:00.000Z","startDate":"22-Aug-1972","startTime":"11:35 AM","endDate":"22-Aug-1972","endTime":"12:58 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)];","description":"On August 22, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:35 am and 12:58 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 361-018 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. 361-18\n\nDate: August 22, 1972\nTime: Unknown between 11:35 am and 12:58 pm\nLocation: Executive Office Building\n\nThe President talked with an unknown person.\n\n            Call to Henry A. Kissinger\n                 -Figures for the President's speech\n                 -Cancellation","filename":["361-018.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","[Unknown person(s)]"],"prevCode":"361-017","nextCode":"361-019","transcript":[{"start":0.3,"end":5.43,"text":"Okay."},{"start":5.51,"end":18.58,"text":"Listen, I have, I had a picture called about this year, but it was just to get a figure, and I've already got the figure, so if you call back, okay."},{"start":18.6,"end":19.14,"text":"I got another shot of that."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon consulted with an unidentified individual regarding specific numerical data required for an upcoming presidential speech. After confirming that the necessary figures had been successfully obtained, the President opted to cancel a planned call to National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger. This exchange reflects the logistical preparation involved in the administration's strategic communication efforts.","topics":["Presidential speeches","Henry Kissinger","Data gathering","Communication strategy"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T16:55:04.687Z"},"topicSlugs":["presidential-speeches","henry-kissinger","data-gathering","communication-strategy"],"audioDurationSec":25,"audioFiles":[{"file":"361-018.mp3","bytes":593083,"durationSec":24.64,"bitrate":192559,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:44.539Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/361-018.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/361-018","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/361/conversation-361-018","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}