{"conversationCode":"420-005","tapeNumber":420,"conversationNumber":5,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-420-005","startDateTime":"1973-03-16T18:38:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-03-16T19:45:00.000Z","startDate":"16-Mar-1973","startTime":"1:38 PM","endDate":"16-Mar-1973","endTime":"2:45 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President);","description":"On March 16, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:38 pm and 2:45 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 420-005 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. 420-5\n\nDate: March 16, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 1:38 pm and 2:45 pm\nLocation: Executive Office Building\n\nThe President dictated a memorandum.\n\n       White House social affairs\n            -Golda Meir\n                 -Dinner\n                       -Arrangements\n                              Security\n                              “Star Spangled Banner”","filename":["420-005.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)"],"prevCode":"420-004","nextCode":"420-006","transcript":[{"start":0.32,"end":19.76,"text":"This is a memorandum of duty."},{"start":19.78,"end":20.76,"text":"I have noted that there was not any line of duty."},{"start":20.78,"end":21.76,"text":"I have noted that there was not any line of duty."},{"start":21.78,"end":22.77,"text":"I have noted that there was not any line of duty."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon recorded a memorandum dictating specific arrangements for an upcoming White House dinner honoring Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir. He focused on organizational details and protocol, including necessary security measures and the performance of the national anthem. This dictation served to ensure that the social event met the President's personal standards and security requirements.","topics":["White House social events","Golda Meir","Diplomatic protocol","Security planning","Memorandum"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T19:06:38.603Z"},"topicSlugs":["white-house-social-events","golda-meir","diplomatic-protocol","security-planning","memorandum"],"audioDurationSec":58,"audioFiles":[{"file":"420-005.mp3","bytes":362496,"durationSec":58.47,"bitrate":49600,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:46.738Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/420-005.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/420-005","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/420/conversation-420-005","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}