{"conversationCode":"451-021","tapeNumber":451,"conversationNumber":21,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-451-021","startDateTime":"1971-02-18T22:14:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-02-18T22:25:00.000Z","startDate":"18-Feb-1971","startTime":"5:14 PM","endDate":"18-Feb-1971","endTime":"5:25 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President);","description":"On February 18, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:14 pm and 5:25 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 451-021 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"OVAL","recordingDevice":"Oval Office","latitudeEstimated":38.8974,"longitudeEstimated":-77.0374,"chronCode":1,"chronRelease":"First Chronological Release","chronReleaseDate":"5-Oct-1999","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 451-21\n\nDate: February 18, 1971\nTime: Unknown between 5:14 pm and 5:25 pm\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President rehearsed portions of his remarks for the dedication of the [Thomas] Woodrow\nWilson International Center for Scholars\n\n[A transcript of the final version of this speech appears in Public Papers of the Presidents,\nRichard M. Nixon, 1971, pp. 187-189]","filename":["451a.mp3","451b.mp3","451c.mp3"],"tapeStart":"04:32:22","tapeEnd":"04:35:14","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)"],"prevCode":"451-020","nextCode":"451-022","tapeTranscriptFile":"451a.mp3,451b.mp3,451c.mp3","transcript":[{"start":16436.47,"end":16442.18,"text":"Do you want to go over to the guest house with me and that guy?"},{"start":16442.2,"end":16443.14,"text":"No, I don't want to do that."}],"transcriptBoundary":{"start":16342,"end":16489.5,"startMethod":"tape_time","endMethod":"silence"},"transcriptConfidence":"low","transcriptSource":"bigtape","aiSummary":{"text":"President Richard M. Nixon utilized this time in the Oval Office to rehearse his upcoming dedication speech for the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. The session focused on refining the rhetoric and delivery of his remarks to ensure they were appropriate for the academic and historical significance of the event. No administrative policy decisions were made during this practice session, as the primary objective was rhetorical preparation.","topics":["Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars","Public speaking","Speechwriting","Presidential rhetoric","White House events"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T20:54:48.465Z"},"topicSlugs":["woodrow-wilson-international-center-for-scholars","public-speaking","speechwriting","presidential-rhetoric","white-house-events"],"audioDurationSec":172,"audioFiles":[{"file":"451a.mp3","bytes":174422516,"durationSec":7267.55,"bitrate":192001,"missing":false},{"file":"451b.mp3","bytes":175310261,"durationSec":7304.52,"bitrate":192001,"missing":false},{"file":"451c.mp3","bytes":149955604,"durationSec":6248.08,"bitrate":192002,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":true,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:47.662Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/451a.mp3","https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/451b.mp3","https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/451c.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/451-021","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/451/conversation-451-021","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}