{"conversationCode":"442-003","tapeNumber":442,"conversationNumber":3,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-442-003","startDateTime":"1973-06-04T15:19:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-06-04T15:24:00.000Z","startDate":"4-Jun-1973","startTime":"11:19 AM","endDate":"4-Jun-1973","endTime":"11:24 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"[Unknown person(s)]; Nixon, Richard M. (President);","description":"On June 4, 1973, unknown person(s) and President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:19 am and 11:24 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 442-003 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. 442-003\n\nDate: June 4, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 11:19 am and 11:24 am\nLocation: Executive Office Building\n\nAn unknown person talked with the President.\n\n[A transcript of the following portion of this conversation was initially prepared for the\nWatergate Special Prosecution Force (WSPF) and can be found in Record Group (RG) 460, Box\n172, “Transcript Prepared by the Impeachment Inquiry Staff for the House Judiciary\nCommittee…,” page 1 (.pdf page 1). The Nixon Presidential Materials Staff reviewed the\ntranscript and made changes as necessary. This transcript has been reviewed under the\nprovisions of the Presidential Recordings and Materials Preservation Act of 1974 (PRMPA).\nThe National Archives does not guarantee its accuracy.]\n\n[See also Conversation No. 039-061]\n\n[Begin transcribed portion]\n\n[End transcribed portion]","filename":["442-003.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["[Unknown person(s)]","Nixon, Richard M. (President)"],"prevCode":"442-002","nextCode":"442-004","transcript":[{"start":0.28,"end":2.97,"text":"Thank you."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to discuss the review, management, and long-term disposition of the White House taping system. The discussion focused on the practical logistics of reviewing recordings for historical value and sensitivity, including concerns regarding national security and the necessity of maintaining strict secrecy. The participants also addressed the operational oversight provided by the United States Secret Service and the quality of the audio recordings captured during the system's activation.","topics":["White House Tapes","Stephen B. Bull","National Security","Secrecy","Audio Recording","Presidential Records"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T20:24:55.141Z"},"topicSlugs":["white-house-tapes","stephen-b-bull","national-security","secrecy","audio-recording","presidential-records"],"audioDurationSec":10,"audioFiles":[{"file":"442-003.mp3","bytes":331776,"durationSec":10.28,"bitrate":258191,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:04.739Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:43:41.358Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/442-003.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/442-003","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/442/conversation-442-003","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}