{"conversationCode":"406-055","tapeNumber":406,"conversationNumber":55,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-406-055","startDateTime":"1973-01-30T19:53:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-01-30T19:56:00.000Z","startDate":"30-Jan-1973","startTime":"2:53 PM","endDate":"30-Jan-1973","endTime":"2:56 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)];","description":"On January 30, 1973, 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 2:53 pm and 2:56 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 406-055 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. 406-55\n\nDate: February 1, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 2:53 pm and 2:56 pm\nLocation: Executive Office Building\n\nThe President talked with an unknown person.\n                                            -33-\n\n                  NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM\n\n                                      Tape Subject Log\n                                       (rev. Mar.-09)\n\n                                                           Conversation No. 406-55 (cont’d)\n\n\n       Roger Williams\n            -Friend\n            -Repertoire\n            -Possible performance\n            -Location\n                  -New York","filename":["406-055.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","[Unknown person(s)]"],"prevCode":"406-054","nextCode":"406-056","transcript":[{"start":4.28,"end":26.53,"text":"He is such a good friend in this country, and there he is."},{"start":26.55,"end":27.31,"text":"They can get a piece of him, you know."},{"start":27.33,"end":27.83,"text":"He's a classical ability."},{"start":27.85,"end":28.51,"text":"The rest of the thing is his own."},{"start":28.53,"end":30.86,"text":"But why don't you suggest to see him, if they wanted some other guy, if they wanted a very good, they might get him."},{"start":30.88,"end":31.26,"text":"Where do you think?"},{"start":31.28,"end":31.78,"text":"In New York, Roger Lewis."},{"start":31.8,"end":32.3,"text":"He's a possibility, yeah."},{"start":32.63,"end":36.93,"text":"Okay, set it."},{"start":36.95,"end":37.35,"text":"You can catch it up."},{"start":37.37,"end":44.05,"text":"All right."},{"start":44.07,"end":44.55,"text":"All right, here we go."},{"start":44.57,"end":44.67,"text":"Five."},{"start":44.69,"end":44.79,"text":"Five."},{"start":44.81,"end":45.03,"text":"Five, okay."},{"start":45.05,"end":45.15,"text":"Four."},{"start":45.17,"end":45.29,"text":"Three."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon consulted with an associate regarding the potential booking of pianist Roger Williams for a performance. The discussion focused on Williams's classical musical abilities and his suitability for an upcoming event in New York. Nixon ultimately directed the individual to proceed with making the necessary arrangements for the performance.","topics":["Roger Williams","Musical performance","Scheduling","New York","Cultural events"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T18:32:21.978Z"},"topicSlugs":["roger-williams","musical-performance","scheduling","new-york","cultural-events"],"audioDurationSec":51,"audioFiles":[{"file":"406-055.mp3","bytes":1220661,"durationSec":50.72,"bitrate":192533,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:46.738Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/406-055.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/406-055","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/406/conversation-406-055","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}