{"conversationCode":"425-040","tapeNumber":425,"conversationNumber":40,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-425-040","startDateTime":"1973-04-09T18:25:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-04-09T19:05:00.000Z","startDate":"9-Apr-1973","startTime":"1:25 PM","endDate":"9-Apr-1973","endTime":"2:05 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President);","description":"On April 9, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:25 pm and 2:05 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 425-040 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. 425-40\n\nDate: April 9, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 1:25 pm and 2:05 pm\nLocation: Executive Office Building\n\nThe President dictated a memorandum for the file.\n\n******************************************************************************\n[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]\n\n       William F. (“Billy”) Graham\n\n       President’s conversation with Michael J. (“Mike”) Mansfield\n             -Aid to Vietnam [?]\n\n[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]\n******************************************************************************","filename":["425-040.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)"],"prevCode":"425-039","nextCode":"425-041","transcript":[{"start":0.03,"end":6.75,"text":"."},{"start":6.77,"end":6.79,"text":"."},{"start":6.81,"end":6.83,"text":"."},{"start":6.85,"end":6.87,"text":"."},{"start":15.17,"end":31.61,"text":"the first"}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon dictated a memorandum for his files while coordinating internal administrative actions. The President notably requested the presence of General Alexander M. Haig, Jr. and documented a conversation with Senator Mike Mansfield regarding potential foreign aid to Vietnam. Additionally, the President recorded an interaction involving Reverend Billy Graham.","topics":["Vietnam foreign aid","Alexander Haig","Mike Mansfield","Billy Graham","Executive memoranda"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T19:24:49.181Z"},"topicSlugs":["vietnam-foreign-aid","alexander-haig","mike-mansfield","billy-graham","executive-memoranda"],"audioDurationSec":36,"audioFiles":[{"file":"425-040.mp3","bytes":206848,"durationSec":36.37,"bitrate":45494,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:47.376Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:43:38.167Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/425-040.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/425-040","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/425/conversation-425-040","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}