{"conversationCode":"380-018","tapeNumber":380,"conversationNumber":18,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-380-018","startDateTime":"1972-12-28T17:39:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-12-28T19:20:00.000Z","startDate":"28-Dec-1972","startTime":"12:39 PM","endDate":"28-Dec-1972","endTime":"2:20 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 12:39 pm and 2:20 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 380-018 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. 380-18\n\nDate: December 28, 1972\nTime: Unknown between 12:39 pm and 2:20 pm\nLocation: Executive Office Building\n\nThe President dictated a memorandum to James Keogh.\n\n      Information Agency [USIA]\n            -Keogh’s recent statement\n                 -Timing\n                       -Keogh’s nomination\n                 -USIA programs\n                       -Credibility\n\f                                                -26-\n\n                    NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM\n\n                                                                Conversation No. 380-18 (cont’d)\n\n                               -Picture of US “warts and all”\n                                     -Frank J. Shakespeare\n\nThe President replayed a portion of the recording.\n\nThe President resumed dictation.\n\n       USIA\n              -Credibility\n              -Role\n                    -Presentation of US positively compared to negatively\n                           -Media relations","filename":["380-018.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)"],"prevCode":"380-017","nextCode":"380-019","transcript":[{"start":0.23,"end":8.23,"text":"I know he's dead."},{"start":90.8,"end":96.27,"text":"Okay."},{"start":177.54,"end":178.25,"text":"Okay."},{"start":223.42,"end":224.05,"text":"Yeah."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon dictated a memorandum to James Keogh regarding the strategic direction and public image of the United States Information Agency (USIA). The President evaluated the agency's credibility and emphasized the necessity of presenting a balanced, positive portrayal of the U.S. in international media. He specifically addressed the balance between transparency regarding national challenges—the \"warts and all\" approach—and the need for more effective promotional programming.","topics":["USIA","James Keogh","Public relations","International media","Government communications"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T17:37:04.348Z"},"topicSlugs":["usia","james-keogh","public-relations","international-media","government-communications"],"audioDurationSec":260,"audioFiles":[{"file":"380-018.mp3","bytes":6249941,"durationSec":260.28,"bitrate":192099,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:44.876Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:43:30.080Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/380-018.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/380-018","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/380/conversation-380-018","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}