{"conversationCode":"380-008","tapeNumber":380,"conversationNumber":8,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-380-008","startDateTime":"1972-12-28T16:57:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-12-28T17:05:00.000Z","startDate":"28-Dec-1972","startTime":"11:57 AM","endDate":"28-Dec-1972","endTime":"12:05 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President);","description":"On December 28, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:57 am and 12:05 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 380-008 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"EOB","recordingDevice":"Old Executive Office Building","latitudeEstimated":38.897567,"longitudeEstimated":-77.039147,"chronCode":"5.2","chronRelease":"Fifth Chronological Release: Part II","chronReleaseDate":"2-Dec-2008","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 380-8\n\nDate: December 28, 1972\nTime: Unknown between 11:57 am and 12:05 pm\nLocation: Executive Office Building\n\nThe President dictated a memorandum for the file.\n\n[This is a continuation of Conversation No. 380-6]\n\n*****************************************************************\n\n[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift during\nchronological review 2007-2013]\n\n       Death of Harry S. Truman\n            -The President’s trip to Truman Library\n                  -Meeting with Truman family\n                        -Bess (Wallace) Truman\n                        -Margaret Truman Daniel\n                  -Funeral service\n                        -Franklin D. Roosevelt\n\n*****************************************************************\n\n[This memorandum continues as Conversation No. 380-10]","filename":["380-008.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)"],"prevCode":"380-007","nextCode":"380-009","transcript":[{"start":4,"end":24.71,"text":"And he said, we're going to exercise."},{"start":24.73,"end":25.29,"text":"And we're going to exercise."},{"start":25.31,"end":26.53,"text":"Uh, this is, uh, I work with, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh,"},{"start":84.62,"end":85.93,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":130.83,"end":131.86,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":176.31,"end":178.12,"text":"Thank you."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon dictates a memorandum regarding the recent death of former President Harry S. Truman. He reflects on his planned trip to the Truman Library to pay respects, specifically addressing scheduled interactions with Bess Truman and Margaret Truman Daniel. The President also considers the historical parallels of the funeral proceedings in relation to the legacy of Franklin D. Roosevelt.","topics":["Harry S. Truman","Presidential legacy","Funeral arrangements","Bess Truman","Margaret Truman Daniel","Franklin D. Roosevelt"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T17:36:07.452Z"},"topicSlugs":["harry-s-truman","presidential-legacy","funeral-arrangements","bess-truman","margaret-truman-daniel","franklin-d-roosevelt"],"audioDurationSec":183,"audioFiles":[{"file":"380-008.mp3","bytes":4391694,"durationSec":182.84,"bitrate":192154,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:44.876Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/380-008.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/380-008","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/380/conversation-380-008","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}