{"conversationCode":"434-036","tapeNumber":434,"conversationNumber":36,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-434-036","startDateTime":"1973-05-11T19:42:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-05-11T19:45:00.000Z","startDate":"11-May-1973","startTime":"3:42 PM","endDate":"11-May-1973","endTime":"3:45 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)];","description":"On May 11, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:42 pm and 3:45 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 434-036 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"EOB","recordingDevice":"Old Executive Office Building","latitudeEstimated":38.897567,"longitudeEstimated":-77.039147,"chronCode":"5.5","chronRelease":"Fifth Chronological Release: Part V","chronReleaseDate":"21-Aug-2013","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 434-36\n\nDate: May 11, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 3:42 pm and 3:45 pm\nLocation: Old Executive Office Building\n\nThe President met with an unknown man.\n\n       President’s schedule\n              -Camp David\n              -Departure time\n              -Transportation by car\n              -Arrival\n\nThe unknown man left at an unknown time before 3:45 pm.","filename":["434-036.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","[Unknown person(s)]"],"prevCode":"434-035","nextCode":"434-037","transcript":[{"start":0.23,"end":16.12,"text":"Oh, I'm going to go by car for a walk."},{"start":16.14,"end":20.74,"text":"I don't have a big car."},{"start":20.76,"end":21.18,"text":"I went without bikes."},{"start":21.2,"end":21.56,"text":"I don't know this."},{"start":21.58,"end":22.77,"text":"After we're gone for about an hour, I know we can't get in."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with an unidentified individual to coordinate logistics for an upcoming trip to Camp David. The discussion focused on transportation arrangements, specifically the President’s preference for traveling by car rather than utilizing other transit options. The meeting concluded with brief planning regarding his arrival and departure schedule for the retreat.","topics":["Presidential travel","Camp David","Logistics","Transportation","Schedule planning"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T19:59:33.615Z"},"topicSlugs":["presidential-travel","camp-david","logistics","transportation","schedule-planning"],"audioDurationSec":29,"audioFiles":[{"file":"434-036.mp3","bytes":917504,"durationSec":28.56,"bitrate":257003,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:04.424Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/434-036.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/434-036","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/434/conversation-434-036","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}