{"conversationCode":"380-020","tapeNumber":380,"conversationNumber":20,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-380-020","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 380-020 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. 380-20\n\nDate: December 28, 1972\nTime: Unknown between 12:39 pm and 2:20 p.m.\nLocation: Executive Office Building\n\nThe President dictated a letter to Franklin D. Murphy.\n\n       The President’s appreciation for Murphy’s support\n            -Murphy’s letter to the President, November 29, 1972\n            -[1972 election]\n\nThe President replayed a portion of the recordings.\n\nThe President resumed dictation.\n\f                                              -28-\n\n                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM\n\n                                                            Conversation No. 380-20 (cont’d)\n\n       The Los Angeles Times\n            -Support for the President in 1950\n                 -Senatorial nomination\n\n       Norman Chandler\n\n       New Year’s greeting","filename":["380-020.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)"],"prevCode":"380-019","nextCode":"380-021","transcript":[{"start":0.6,"end":1.57,"text":"Distracted."},{"start":57.69,"end":59.82,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":93.16,"end":111.04,"text":"And as I have often said, over the years, the fact that it's not been a very important time for me, I was very uncomfortable."},{"start":111.06,"end":111.86,"text":"And, you know, I was very uncomfortable."},{"start":111.88,"end":112.32,"text":"I remember those days."},{"start":112.34,"end":112.84,"text":"I was very uncomfortable."},{"start":171.03,"end":171.27,"text":"you"}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon utilized this time to dictate a letter of appreciation to Franklin D. Murphy, acknowledging Murphy's long-standing support and his recent correspondence following the 1972 election. The President reflected on his historical relationship with the Los Angeles Times, specifically recalling the editorial backing he received from Norman Chandler during his 1950 senatorial campaign. Throughout the recording, Nixon also reviewed past audio segments and extended New Year's greetings.","topics":["Franklin D. Murphy","1972 election","Los Angeles Times","Norman Chandler","1950 senatorial campaign","correspondence"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T17:37:15.920Z"},"topicSlugs":["franklin-d-murphy","1972-election","los-angeles-times","norman-chandler","1950-senatorial-campaign","correspondence"],"audioDurationSec":176,"audioFiles":[{"file":"380-020.mp3","bytes":4227437,"durationSec":176,"bitrate":192156,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:44.876Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:43:30.081Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/380-020.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/380-020","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/380/conversation-380-020","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}