{"conversationCode":"452-007","tapeNumber":452,"conversationNumber":7,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-452-007","startDateTime":"1971-02-19T17:44:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-02-19T18:02:00.000Z","startDate":"19-Feb-1971","startTime":"12:44 PM","endDate":"19-Feb-1971","endTime":"1:02 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); McReynolds, Leah; Casselman, William E., II; Parker, David N.; White House photographer;","description":"On February 19, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Leah McReynolds, William E. Casselman, II, David N. Parker, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:44 pm and 1:02 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 452-007 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. 452-007\n\nDate: February 19, 1971\nTime: 12:44 pm - unknown before 1:02 pm\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Leah McReynolds, William E. Casselman, II, and David N. Parker; the\nWhite House photographer was present during the meeting\n\n     Service on White House staff\n           -The President’s appreciation\n           -Presentation of gifts by the President\n\nMcReynolds, et al. left at an unknown time before 1:02 pm","filename":["452-007.mp3"],"tapeStart":"02:36:30","tapeEnd":"02:37:42","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","McReynolds, Leah","Casselman, William E., II","Parker, David N.","White House photographer"],"prevCode":"452-006","nextCode":"452-008","transcript":[{"start":0.03,"end":26.93,"text":"Oh, no!"},{"start":34.56,"end":57.93,"text":"I'll go work for you."},{"start":57.95,"end":58.15,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":58.13,"end":71.38,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":71.4,"end":71.6,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":71.62,"end":71.82,"text":"Thank you."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with departing White House staff members Leah McReynolds, William E. Casselman, II, and David N. Parker to formally express his appreciation for their service. During the brief session, the President presented the staffers with gifts as tokens of his gratitude. A White House photographer was present to document the occasion before the group departed the Oval Office.","topics":["White House Staff","Personnel Changes","Gift Presentation","Oval Office","Presidential Commendation"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T20:55:51.218Z"},"topicSlugs":["white-house-staff","personnel-changes","gift-presentation","oval-office","presidential-commendation"],"audioDurationSec":72,"audioFiles":[{"file":"452-007.mp3","bytes":2876411,"durationSec":71.77,"bitrate":320625,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:47.662Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/452-007.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/452-007","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/452/conversation-452-007","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}