{"conversationCode":"440-015","tapeNumber":440,"conversationNumber":15,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-440-015","startDateTime":"1973-05-22T20:45:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-05-22T20:46:00.000Z","startDate":"22-May-1973","startTime":"4:45 PM","endDate":"22-May-1973","endTime":"4:46 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Timmons, William E.;","description":"On May 22, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and William E. Timmons met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:45 pm to 4:46 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 440-015 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":"Abuse of Governmental Power Release","aogpSegment":"Segment 0","lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 440-15\n\nDate: May 22, 1973\nTime: 4:45 pm - 4:46 pm\nLocation: Old Executive Office Building\n\nThe President talked with William E. Timmons.\n\n[See Conversation No. 46-155]","filename":["440-015.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Timmons, William E."],"prevCode":"440-014","nextCode":"440-016","transcript":[{"start":27.07,"end":29.25,"text":"Yeah."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon held a brief, one-minute meeting with his assistant for congressional relations, William E. Timmons. Given the absence of a recorded transcript, the discussion likely concerned immediate legislative updates or the status of ongoing congressional affairs. The brevity of the exchange suggests it served primarily as a swift coordination or status check between the President and his liaison.","topics":["Congressional relations","Executive communication","Legislative affairs","William E. Timmons"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T20:16:47.882Z"},"topicSlugs":["congressional-relations","executive-communication","legislative-affairs","william-e-timmons"],"audioDurationSec":56,"audioFiles":[{"file":"440-015.mp3","bytes":1792000,"durationSec":55.88,"bitrate":256549,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:04.739Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/440-015.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/440-015","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/440/conversation-440-015","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}