{"conversationCode":"380-040","tapeNumber":380,"conversationNumber":40,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-380-040","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 380-040 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. 380-40\n\nDate: December 28, 1972\nTime: Unknown between 12:39 pm and 2:20 pm\nLocation: Executive Office Building\n\nThe President dictated a letter to L. Nicholas Ruwe.\n\n       Ruwe’s gift to the President\n           -Monte Cruz cigars\n                  -1962 California Gubernatorial campaign\n\n       The President’s appreciation for Ruwe’s friendship\n\n       New Year’s greeting","filename":["380-040.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)"],"prevCode":"380-039","nextCode":"380-041","transcript":[{"start":0.23,"end":10.12,"text":"Cigars."},{"start":10.14,"end":10.28,"text":"Cigars."},{"start":30.66,"end":32.08,"text":"Thank God you're here today."},{"start":62.38,"end":63.5,"text":"Thank you."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with L. Nicholas Ruwe to record a dictated letter of appreciation. The discussion centered on the President's gratitude for Ruwe's friendship and a thoughtful gift of Monte Cruz cigars, which reminded Nixon of their association during his 1962 California gubernatorial campaign. The meeting concluded with the exchange of New Year’s greetings.","topics":["L. Nicholas Ruwe","Personal correspondence","1962 gubernatorial campaign","Gift-giving","Holiday greetings"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T17:39:16.835Z"},"topicSlugs":["l-nicholas-ruwe","personal-correspondence","1962-gubernatorial-campaign","gift-giving","holiday-greetings"],"audioDurationSec":68,"audioFiles":[{"file":"380-040.mp3","bytes":1640061,"durationSec":68.2,"bitrate":192382,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:44.876Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/380-040.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/380-040","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/380/conversation-380-040","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}