{"conversationCode":"452-012","tapeNumber":452,"conversationNumber":12,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-452-012","startDateTime":"1971-02-19T18:04:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-02-19T18:08:00.000Z","startDate":"19-Feb-1971","startTime":"1:04 PM","endDate":"19-Feb-1971","endTime":"1:08 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Hampton, Lionel; Yeates, Harry; Tipone, William; Cashen, Henry C., II; Richardson, John, Jr.; White House photographer;","description":"On February 19, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Lionel Hampton, Harry Yeates, William Tipone, Henry C. Cashen, II, John Richardson, Jr., and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:04 pm to 1:08 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 452-012 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. 452-012\nDate: February 19, 1971\nTime: 1:04 pm - 1:08 pm\nLocation: Oval Office\nThe President met with Lionel Hampton, Harry Yeates, William Tipone, Henry C. Cashen, II,\nand John Richardson, Jr.; the White House photographer was present at the beginning of the\nmeeting\nHampton’s schedule\n-Trip to Europe\n-Warsaw, Bucharest, and Budapest\n-Prague\n-Warsaw\n-Bucharest and Budapest\n-Presentation of gifts by the President\n-Hampton’s support for the President\n-Hampton’s band\nHampton, et al. left at 1:08 pm","filename":["452-012.mp3"],"tapeStart":"02:53:43","tapeEnd":"02:58:17","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Hampton, Lionel","Yeates, Harry","Tipone, William","Cashen, Henry C., II","Richardson, John, Jr.","White House photographer"],"prevCode":"452-011","nextCode":"452-013","transcript":[{"start":0.03,"end":24.99,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":25.01,"end":25.21,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":25.23,"end":25.43,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":25.45,"end":25.65,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":29.85,"end":37.26,"text":"All right."},{"start":39.97,"end":69.84,"text":"."},{"start":69.86,"end":69.88,"text":"."},{"start":69.9,"end":69.92,"text":"."},{"start":69.94,"end":69.96,"text":"."},{"start":69.94,"end":73.88,"text":"."},{"start":73.9,"end":73.92,"text":"."},{"start":73.94,"end":73.96,"text":"."},{"start":81.49,"end":105.28,"text":"Oh yeah!"},{"start":108.69,"end":123.45,"text":"Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah."},{"start":123.47,"end":124.05,"text":"Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah."},{"start":131.77,"end":157.3,"text":"."},{"start":157.32,"end":157.34,"text":"."},{"start":157.36,"end":157.38,"text":"."},{"start":160.28,"end":187.53,"text":"All right."},{"start":197.3,"end":211.21,"text":"All right."},{"start":211.23,"end":211.43,"text":"All right."},{"start":219.25,"end":227.36,"text":"Thank you very much."},{"start":239.44,"end":268.62,"text":"."},{"start":268.64,"end":268.67,"text":"."},{"start":268.69,"end":268.7,"text":"."},{"start":268.73,"end":268.75,"text":"."},{"start":268.76,"end":268.79,"text":"."},{"start":276.48,"end":277.41,"text":"Thank you."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with jazz musician Lionel Hampton and his associates to discuss Hampton’s upcoming cultural diplomacy tour of Eastern Europe, including stops in Warsaw, Bucharest, Budapest, and Prague. The meeting served as an opportunity for the President to provide official support for the band’s international itinerary and to present gifts to the group. The brief exchange highlighted Hampton's vocal support for the Nixon administration during this period of engagement.","topics":["Lionel Hampton","Cultural diplomacy","Eastern Europe","Foreign relations","Jazz"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T20:56:18.873Z"},"topicSlugs":["lionel-hampton","cultural-diplomacy","eastern-europe","foreign-relations","jazz"],"audioDurationSec":277,"audioFiles":[{"file":"452-012.mp3","bytes":11100803,"durationSec":277.37,"bitrate":320171,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:47.662Z","transcriptGapSeconds":161,"transcriptGapShare":0.58,"transcriptQuality":"incomplete","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/452-012.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/452-012","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/452/conversation-452-012","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}