{"conversationCode":"399-003","tapeNumber":399,"conversationNumber":3,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-399-003","startDateTime":"1973-01-22T14:10:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-01-22T14:47:00.000Z","startDate":"22-Jan-1973","startTime":"9:10 AM","endDate":"22-Jan-1973","endTime":"9:47 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President);","description":"On January 22, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:10 am and 9:47 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 399-003 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"EOB","recordingDevice":"Old Executive Office Building","latitudeEstimated":38.897567,"longitudeEstimated":-77.039147,"chronCode":"5.3","chronRelease":"Fifth Chronological Release: Part III","chronReleaseDate":"23-Jun-2009","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 399-3\n\nDate: January 22, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 9:10 am and 9:47 am\n\f                                                -6-\n\n                    NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM\n\n                                                                  Conversation No. 399-3 (cont’d)\n\nLocation: Executive Office Building\n\nThe President dictated a letter to William F. (“Billy”) Graham; this is a continuation of the\ndictation in Conversation No. 399-1.\n\nThe President replayed a portion of the dictation.\n\n       Church service\n            -Lord’s Prayer\n            -Choir\n            -Edgar Magnin's talk\n                  -Length\n            -Graham’s talk\n                  -Length\n                  -Inspiration\n\n       Graham’s support in first term\n\n       The President's goals\n            -Peace, prosperity\n\nThe President replayed a portion of the dictation.\n\n       Closing","filename":["399-003.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)"],"prevCode":"399-002","nextCode":"399-004","transcript":[{"start":0.2,"end":1.72,"text":"Conformer repairs."},{"start":38.45,"end":63.5,"text":"The Horsesburg Enquirer had the chance to do the same."},{"start":63.52,"end":64.48,"text":"The Horsesburg came back brilliantly afterwards."},{"start":64.5,"end":65.56,"text":"He put more comments in there that he wanted to have."},{"start":65.58,"end":66.48,"text":"More time elapsed between his talk and yours."},{"start":66.5,"end":67.18,"text":"This KPI has an offer that I hate."},{"start":68.04,"end":69.8,"text":"I'm here to fly her to San Francisco."},{"start":101.31,"end":111.46,"text":"They're quite so powerful that they locate that communally."},{"start":166.54,"end":177.45,"text":"As we begin the next four years, this is going to be an occasion for you."},{"start":177.47,"end":178.98,"text":"This is going to be an opportunity for you to put it right in front of you."},{"start":209.08,"end":210.9,"text":"as we are here tonight hopefully."},{"start":253.53,"end":266.77,"text":"uh, you know, those three, uh, 34 years."},{"start":266.79,"end":269.38,"text":"Uh, put it right, what I have often said, uh, to a person that I should be terribly grateful for your affection and your support."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon utilized this session to dictate a personal letter to Billy Graham reflecting on his recent inauguration and the start of his second term. He reviewed details regarding a recent church service, specifically evaluating the length and inspirational impact of sermons delivered by Edgar Magnin and Graham. The dictation served to formally express Nixon’s gratitude for Graham’s steadfast support during the first term and to articulate his vision for peace and prosperity in the coming years.","topics":["Billy Graham","Inauguration","Religious Services","Presidential Correspondence","Second Term Agenda"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T18:12:17.935Z"},"topicSlugs":["billy-graham","inauguration","religious-services","presidential-correspondence","second-term-agenda"],"audioDurationSec":283,"audioFiles":[{"file":"399-003.mp3","bytes":6797268,"durationSec":283.07,"bitrate":192103,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:45.438Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:43:33.604Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/399-003.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/399-003","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/399/conversation-399-003","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}