{"conversationCode":"380-024","tapeNumber":380,"conversationNumber":24,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-380-024","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); Kennedy, Richard T. (Col.);","description":"On December 28, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Col. Richard T. Kennedy 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 380-024 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. 380-24\n\nDate: December 28, 1972\nTime: Unknown between 12:39 pm and 2:20 pm\nLocation: Executive Office Building\n\f                                            -33-\n\n                  NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM\n\n                                                           Conversation No. 380-24 (cont’d)\n\nThe President talked with Col Richard T. Kennedy.\n\n       The President's schedule\n            -Telephone call to Maurice J. Williams\n                  -Timing\n\n       Vietnam negotiations\n            -Henry A. Kissinger\n                 -Paris\n                 -Timing\n                 -Message\n                 -Meeting","filename":["380-024.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Kennedy, Richard T. (Col.)"],"prevCode":"380-023","nextCode":"380-025","transcript":[{"start":0.03,"end":22.9,"text":"Yeah, two things."},{"start":22.92,"end":24.7,"text":"On the Marty Williams thing, is he going to call me or should I just place a call to him?"},{"start":24.72,"end":24.82,"text":"Fine."},{"start":24.84,"end":25.74,"text":"Fine, what's your... Fine, anything you want."},{"start":25.76,"end":26.2,"text":"I know I'm in a hurry."},{"start":26.22,"end":26.92,"text":"I just want to go to the sheriff's."},{"start":26.94,"end":27.94,"text":"Fine, and I'll place the call as soon as I get in."},{"start":27.96,"end":28.26,"text":"Thank you, sir."},{"start":28.28,"end":29.02,"text":"Fine, what about when they enter you?"},{"start":39.15,"end":60.5,"text":"Thank you."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon consulted with Colonel Richard T. Kennedy to coordinate administrative logistics regarding a planned telephone call to Maurice J. Williams. The discussion also touched upon the timing and messaging strategies for Henry Kissinger’s ongoing negotiations in Paris concerning Vietnam. The President directed the scheduling of the call to Williams and sought status updates on the diplomatic efforts.","topics":["Maurice J. Williams","Vietnam negotiations","Henry Kissinger","Paris Peace Talks","Presidential scheduling"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T17:37:38.586Z"},"topicSlugs":["maurice-j-williams","vietnam-negotiations","henry-kissinger","paris-peace-talks","presidential-scheduling"],"audioDurationSec":69,"audioFiles":[{"file":"380-024.mp3","bytes":1665148,"durationSec":69.23,"bitrate":192428,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:44.876Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:43:30.083Z","transcriptGapSeconds":44,"transcriptGapShare":0.64,"transcriptQuality":"incomplete","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/380-024.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/380-024","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/380/conversation-380-024","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}