{"conversationCode":"415-007","tapeNumber":415,"conversationNumber":7,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-415-007","startDateTime":"1973-02-27T13:07:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-02-27T13:14:00.000Z","startDate":"27-Feb-1973","startTime":"8:07 AM","endDate":"27-Feb-1973","endTime":"8:14 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.;","description":"On February 27, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:07 am to 8:14 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 415-007 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. 415-7\n\nDate: February 27, 1973\nTime: Between 8:07 am and 8:14 am\nLocation: Executive Office Building\n\nThe President talked with Henry A. Kissinger.\n\n[See Conversation No. 43-203]","filename":["415-007.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Kissinger, Henry A."],"prevCode":"415-006","nextCode":"415-008","transcript":[{"start":2.23,"end":3.31,"text":"I agree."},{"start":3.33,"end":10.14,"text":"We, uh, get prepared for this, uh, I don't know what to say tonight, but we'll deal with everything."},{"start":45.64,"end":67.7,"text":"What violations did you talk about?"},{"start":67.72,"end":69.24,"text":"Well, of course, the only, I know that, but we have to realize that the only"},{"start":127.93,"end":150.69,"text":"Well, on this violation thing, what are you constricting this to?"},{"start":150.71,"end":152.42,"text":"I mean, now this is the, this is not going to be the highest level yet on their part."},{"start":152.44,"end":152.54,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":152.56,"end":152.92,"text":"I understand that."},{"start":152.94,"end":153.6,"text":"I'm just saying, what I meant is,"},{"start":229.03,"end":235.34,"text":"Well, it's my fault they might relate to this below."},{"start":263.15,"end":267.08,"text":"But I mean, we have no ceasefire."},{"start":267.1,"end":267.93,"text":"They have control over it."},{"start":294.43,"end":301.34,"text":"Well, what does it tell you?"},{"start":301.36,"end":302.15,"text":"The way it stands out."},{"start":332.03,"end":332.52,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":361.36,"end":373.71,"text":"Or is that the lighting?"},{"start":422.06,"end":428.45,"text":"I'm just going to give time."},{"start":428.47,"end":429.35,"text":"Just give it rough, in rough form."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and Henry Kissinger met to coordinate their strategy regarding North Vietnamese ceasefire violations ahead of a scheduled public address. They evaluated the extent of these violations and discussed the necessity of framing their response carefully while managing expectations for future diplomatic engagements. The two agreed to maintain a measured approach as they prepared for the evening’s events.","topics":["Ceasefire violations","North Vietnam","Foreign policy","Public communications","Paris Peace Accords"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T18:51:52.359Z"},"topicSlugs":["ceasefire-violations","north-vietnam","foreign-policy","public-communications","paris-peace-accords"],"audioDurationSec":443,"audioFiles":[{"file":"415-007.mp3","bytes":2355200,"durationSec":443.17,"bitrate":42515,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:46.739Z","transcriptGapSeconds":45,"transcriptGapShare":0.1,"transcriptQuality":"incomplete","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/415-007.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/415-007","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/415/conversation-415-007","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}