{"conversationCode":"452-009","tapeNumber":452,"conversationNumber":9,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-452-009","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); Elam, Harriet; Elam, Harriet; Elam, Harry; Elam, Clarence; Chapin, Dwight L.; Parker, David N.; White House photographer;","description":"On February 19, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Harriet Elam, Harriet Elam, Harry Elam, Clarence Elam, Dwight L. Chapin, 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. 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Parker; the White House photographer was present during the meeting\nHarriet Elam’s service on White House staff\n-The President’s appreciation\n-Career advancement\n-Presentation of gifts by the President\n-Government service\n-Appreciation\nHarriet Elam, et al. left at an unknown time before 1:02 pm","filename":["452-009.mp3"],"tapeStart":"02:39:09","tapeEnd":"02:43:13","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. 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Chapin and David N. Parker, to express his appreciation for her government service. The session served as a formal acknowledgment of Elam's work and included the presentation of commemorative gifts. A White House photographer was present to document the meeting, which focused on recognizing Elam’s career contributions.","topics":["Harriet Elam","Government service","Staff recognition","White House personnel","Gift presentation"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T20:56:02.078Z"},"topicSlugs":["harriet-elam","government-service","staff-recognition","white-house-personnel","gift-presentation"],"audioDurationSec":244,"audioFiles":[{"file":"452-009.mp3","bytes":9766468,"durationSec":244.01,"bitrate":320194,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:47.662Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/452-009.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/452-009","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/452/conversation-452-009","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}