{"conversationCode":"388-005","tapeNumber":388,"conversationNumber":5,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-388-005","startDateTime":"1972-11-08T06:59:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-11-08T19:00:00.000Z","startDate":"8-Nov-1972","startTime":"1:59 AM","endDate":"8-Nov-1972","endTime":"2:00 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)];","description":"On November 8, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:59 am and 2:00 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 388-005 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"EOB","recordingDevice":"Old Executive Office Building","latitudeEstimated":38.897567,"longitudeEstimated":-77.039147,"chronCode":"5.1","chronRelease":"Fifth Chronological Release: Part I","chronReleaseDate":"11-Jul-2007","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 388-5\n\nDate: November 8, 1972\nTime: Unknown between 1:59 am and 2:00 pm\nLocation: Executive Office Building\n\nThe President talked with an unknown person.\n\n       Robert H. Finch\n            -Location\n            -The President’s schedule\n                  -Request for a telephone call from Finch","filename":["388-005.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","[Unknown person(s)]"],"prevCode":"388-004","nextCode":"388-006","transcript":[{"start":0.79,"end":11.65,"text":"Do you know whether Rob Finch is still in town?"},{"start":11.67,"end":12.75,"text":"Oh, he is, Rob."},{"start":12.77,"end":17.82,"text":"When he gets back, if I'm still here, don't hit him."},{"start":17.84,"end":18.32,"text":"Leave the body."},{"start":18.59,"end":20.97,"text":"Go ahead and drop him somewhere."},{"start":20.99,"end":23.35,"text":"Well, give me a call when you call."},{"start":23.37,"end":23.61,"text":"Fair enough."},{"start":23.64,"end":23.71,"text":"Rob."},{"start":23.8,"end":23.89,"text":"Okay."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon consulted with an aide to determine the location and availability of Robert Finch, who was visiting Washington. The President requested that the staff arrange a telephone call with Finch once he returned to his base. The conversation concluded with Nixon providing lighthearted, facetious instructions regarding the handling of Finch's whereabouts.","topics":["Robert H. Finch","Presidential Scheduling","White House Staff","Communication Coordination"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T17:50:48.432Z"},"topicSlugs":["robert-h-finch","presidential-scheduling","white-house-staff","communication-coordination"],"audioDurationSec":24,"audioFiles":[{"file":"388-005.mp3","bytes":575781,"durationSec":23.87,"bitrate":192971,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:45.437Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/388-005.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/388-005","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/388/conversation-388-005","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}