{"conversationCode":"426-040","tapeNumber":426,"conversationNumber":40,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-426-040","startDateTime":"1973-04-10T20:46:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-04-10T20:48:00.000Z","startDate":"10-Apr-1973","startTime":"3:46 PM","endDate":"10-Apr-1973","endTime":"3:48 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Cook, Richard K.;","description":"On April 10, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Richard K. Cook met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:46 pm to 3:48 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 426-040 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. 426-40\n\nDate: April 10, 1973\nTime: 3:46 pm - 3:48 pm\nLocation: Executive Office Building\n\nThe President talked with Richard K. Cook.\n\n[See Conversation No. 44-135]","filename":["426-040.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Cook, Richard K."],"prevCode":"426-039","nextCode":"426-041","transcript":[{"start":3.54,"end":5.32,"text":"Well, that was a great job."},{"start":5.48,"end":6.14,"text":"I wanted to know."},{"start":6.16,"end":8.35,"text":"I tried to get Jerry."},{"start":8.37,"end":8.77,"text":"I got you a call."},{"start":9.39,"end":11.75,"text":"Jerry is on the Grand River Grand Rampage."},{"start":11.77,"end":12.81,"text":"I did talk to him."},{"start":12.93,"end":13.57,"text":"I did talk to Les."},{"start":13.59,"end":16.74,"text":"I did talk to Wagner."},{"start":16.9,"end":21.4,"text":"They're both coming back on Thursday."},{"start":21.42,"end":24.33,"text":"They're all going to be back."},{"start":24.35,"end":31.24,"text":"So you and Max are going to do a good job."},{"start":31.26,"end":31.88,"text":"You're going to do a good job."},{"start":32.75,"end":33.79,"text":"Oh, yeah."},{"start":33.85,"end":34.35,"text":"Oh, yeah."},{"start":34.82,"end":35.2,"text":"I meant on that."},{"start":35.22,"end":40.79,"text":"They're going to hold our next big round."},{"start":40.81,"end":43.94,"text":"Buddy's got it every day."},{"start":45.08,"end":46.7,"text":"Don't borrow any trouble."},{"start":46.72,"end":49.65,"text":"I think that's a good idea."},{"start":50.33,"end":51.57,"text":"I probably ought to have the domestic."},{"start":62.79,"end":81.59,"text":"Thank you."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and Richard K. Cook discussed congressional scheduling and legislative coordination efforts, specifically regarding the anticipated return of key individuals including Jerry, Les, and Wagner. The President praised Cook's recent performance and expressed his confidence in Cook and Max Friedersdorf to manage upcoming legislative objectives. They concluded the brief meeting by emphasizing a strategic approach to handling congressional developments while cautioning against seeking out unnecessary political complications.","topics":["Congressional relations","Legislative strategy","White House staffing","Political coordination"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T19:29:55.463Z"},"topicSlugs":["congressional-relations","legislative-strategy","white-house-staffing","political-coordination"],"audioDurationSec":92,"audioFiles":[{"file":"426-040.mp3","bytes":446464,"durationSec":91.53,"bitrate":39020,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:47.662Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/426-040.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/426-040","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/426/conversation-426-040","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}