{"conversationCode":"380-041","tapeNumber":380,"conversationNumber":41,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-380-041","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 380-041 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. 380-41\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 Raymond C. Moley.\n\n       Moley’s letter [to Rose Mary Woods], October 21, 1972\n            -The President’s reading\n                   -Timing\n                          -1972 election\n\f                                                 -29-\n\n                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM\n\n                                                             Conversation No. 380-41 (cont’d)\n\n                   -Location\n                        -Florida\n\n       1972 campaign\n            -The President’s dependence on others\n            -[Watergate]\n                 -[Democratic and Republican] National Committees\n\n       The President’s appreciation for Moley’s support\n            -The President’s Vice Presidency\n            -The President’s period out of office\n            -Frances S. Hebard Moley\n\n       New Year’s greeting\n           -Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon\n\n       Introduction to the President’s letter to Raymond Moley\n             -Rewording","filename":["380-041.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)"],"prevCode":"380-040","nextCode":"380-042","transcript":[{"start":0.23,"end":19.94,"text":"We're ready."},{"start":19.96,"end":20.62,"text":"I didn't get a chance to do that."},{"start":20.64,"end":21.38,"text":"I'm going to go back to the election."},{"start":21.4,"end":22.14,"text":"I'm going to go back to the election."},{"start":22.16,"end":22.9,"text":"I'm going to go back to the election."},{"start":73.56,"end":96.83,"text":"All right."},{"start":96.85,"end":97.06,"text":"All right."},{"start":97.08,"end":97.33,"text":"That is okay."},{"start":108.86,"end":117.48,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":193.91,"end":200.19,"text":"All right, here we go."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon dictates a formal letter to Raymond C. Moley to express personal gratitude for Moley’s long-standing support, including his backing during Nixon's time as Vice President and his period out of office. The President reflects on the 1972 election campaign and the role of the National Committees, while also including a New Year's greeting from First Lady Pat Nixon. The discussion focuses on refining the letter's tone and content to ensure it appropriately acknowledges Moley's past contributions.","topics":["Raymond C. Moley","1972 presidential election","Correspondence","Pat Nixon","Political support"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T17:39:22.453Z"},"topicSlugs":["raymond-c-moley","1972-presidential-election","correspondence","pat-nixon","political-support"],"audioDurationSec":214,"audioFiles":[{"file":"380-041.mp3","bytes":5139633,"durationSec":214,"bitrate":192135,"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","transcriptGapSeconds":43,"transcriptGapShare":0.2,"transcriptQuality":"incomplete","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/380-041.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/380-041","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/380/conversation-380-041","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}