{"conversationCode":"414-003","tapeNumber":414,"conversationNumber":3,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-414-003","startDateTime":"1973-02-28T20:20:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-02-28T20:28:00.000Z","startDate":"28-Feb-1973","startTime":"3:20 PM","endDate":"28-Feb-1973","endTime":"3:28 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Hart, Thomas; Bull, Stephen B.;","description":"On February 28, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Thomas Hart, and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:20 pm to 3:28 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 414-003 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"EOB","recordingDevice":"Old Executive Office Building","latitudeEstimated":38.897567,"longitudeEstimated":-77.039147,"chronCode":"5.4","chronRelease":"Fifth Chronological Release: Part IV","chronReleaseDate":"8-Dec-2010","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 414-3\n\nDate: February 28, 1973\nTime: 3:20 pm-3:28 pm\nLocation: Executive Office Building\n\nThe President met with Thomas Hart.\n\n       Microphone set up for recorded message\n\nThe President talked with Stephen B. Bull between 3:20 pm and 3:21 pm.\n\n[Conversation No. 414-3A]\n\n[See Conversation No. 37-11]\n\n[End of telephone conversation]\n\n       Birthday greetings for Edward K. Gaylord\n\nHart left at 3:28 pm.","filename":["414-003.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Hart, Thomas","Bull, Stephen B."],"prevCode":"414-002","nextCode":"414-004","transcript":[{"start":24.01,"end":43.31,"text":"No, no, no."},{"start":44.13,"end":44.87,"text":"Right there."},{"start":56.04,"end":75.61,"text":"We are proud to join you tonight in honoring E.K."},{"start":75.73,"end":80.45,"text":"Gaylord and in wishing that his 100th birthday will be the happiest birthday of them all."},{"start":81.64,"end":85.84,"text":"In his lifetime, we've gone from the prairie schooner to a land rover on the boat."},{"start":86.99,"end":104.2,"text":"From Kansas to Colorado to Oklahoma, when it was still a territory, Mr. Gaylord has covered a lot of American ground, and he has made great contributions to his neighbors and country at every stop along the way."},{"start":104.22,"end":112.55,"text":"Mrs. Nixon and I are proud to join you tonight in honoring E.K."},{"start":112.57,"end":113.75,"text":"Gaylord and wishing"},{"start":114.02,"end":118.49,"text":"that his 100th birthday will be the happiest birthday of them all."},{"start":118.51,"end":119.07,"text":"In E.K."},{"start":119.09,"end":129.6,"text":"Gaylord's lifetime, we've gone from the prairie schooner to a land rover on the boat, from Kansas to Colorado to Oklahoma, when it was still the character."},{"start":129.68,"end":139.45,"text":"Mr. Gaylord has covered a lot of American ground, and he has made great contributions to his neighbors and to his country at every step along the way."},{"start":140.67,"end":141.63,"text":"The poet subsequently"},{"start":142.84,"end":149.25,"text":"You have to wait until the evening to see how splendid the day has been."},{"start":152.06,"end":155.1,"text":"As he reaches this great milestone, E.K."},{"start":155.2,"end":169.86,"text":"Gaylord can look back and say that the day has indeed been splendid."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with Thomas Hart and Stephen B. Bull to record a formal congratulatory message for E.K. Gaylord’s 100th birthday. The President reviewed and recited a prepared tribute, highlighting Gaylord’s long life and significant contributions to his country. The primary purpose of the meeting was to finalize this audio recording for the milestone celebration.","topics":["E.K. Gaylord","White House recordings","Birthday greetings","Public relations","Presidential communications"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T18:50:00.169Z"},"topicSlugs":["e-k-gaylord","white-house-recordings","birthday-greetings","public-relations","presidential-communications"],"audioDurationSec":175,"audioFiles":[{"file":"414-003.mp3","bytes":1228800,"durationSec":174.76,"bitrate":56250,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:46.739Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:43:36.193Z","transcriptGapSeconds":39,"transcriptGapShare":0.22,"transcriptQuality":"incomplete","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/414-003.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/414-003","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/414/conversation-414-003","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}