{"conversationCode":"375-010","tapeNumber":375,"conversationNumber":10,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-375-010","startDateTime":"1972-10-26T16:36:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-10-26T16:38:00.000Z","startDate":"26-Oct-1972","startTime":"12:36 PM","endDate":"26-Oct-1972","endTime":"12:38 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Andrews, John K., Jr.;","description":"On October 26, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and John K. Andrews, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:36 pm to 12:38 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 375-010 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. 375-10\n\nDate: October 26, 1972\nTime: 12:36 pm - 12:38 pm\nLocation: Executive Office Building\n\nThe President talked with John K. Andrews, Jr.\n\n[See Conversation No. 32-53; one item has been withdrawn]","filename":["375-010.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Andrews, John K., Jr."],"prevCode":"375-009","nextCode":"375-011","transcript":[{"start":0.45,"end":2.46,"text":"Stop."},{"start":5.92,"end":7.56,"text":"Stop."},{"start":8.86,"end":18.82,"text":"Regarding the defense, I am going to tell the public that there is no option to start the defense."},{"start":18.84,"end":22.84,"text":"There is no way that I am going to pass the defense on to the public."},{"start":22.86,"end":26.06,"text":"The public is going to want to press their power to protect their power."},{"start":26.08,"end":26.2,"text":"Right?"},{"start":26.22,"end":27.93,"text":"This is the time to stop it."},{"start":27.95,"end":28.91,"text":"Except for a great power to protect their power."},{"start":29.09,"end":53.34,"text":"I don't know what I'm trying to say."},{"start":53.36,"end":58.17,"text":"I don't know what I'm trying to say."},{"start":63.77,"end":65.76,"text":"and everything in our car is not working."},{"start":97.08,"end":106.23,"text":"I'm very, very happy to be a part of this."},{"start":137.43,"end":138.44,"text":"Thank you."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with John K. Andrews, Jr. to discuss the political management of national defense issues. The President expressed a firm intent to restrict public access to sensitive defense information, emphasizing a need to consolidate executive power. The brief exchange reflects Nixon’s desire to maintain tight control over defense narratives rather than allowing public influence over security strategy.","topics":["National Defense","Executive Power","Public Relations","Political Strategy","White House Policy"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T17:25:43.090Z"},"topicSlugs":["national-defense","executive-power","public-relations","political-strategy","white-house-policy"],"audioDurationSec":141,"audioFiles":[{"file":"375-010.mp3","bytes":3388603,"durationSec":141.12,"bitrate":192097,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:44.875Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/375-010.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/375-010","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/375/conversation-375-010","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}