{"conversationCode":"460-012","tapeNumber":460,"conversationNumber":12,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-460-012","startDateTime":"1971-02-26T18:08:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-02-26T18:12:00.000Z","startDate":"26-Feb-1971","startTime":"1:08 PM","endDate":"26-Feb-1971","endTime":"1:12 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Stevenson, Cecil W.; Wood, Frank G.; Bell, George T.; White House photographer;","description":"On February 26, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Cecil W. Stevenson, Frank G. Wood, George T. Bell, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:08 pm to 1:12 pm. 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Bell; the White\nHouse photographer was present at the beginning of the meeting\n\n     Greetings\n\n     Photograph\n\n     Prisoners of War [POWs]\n          -Disabled American veterans\n          -Administration policy\n                -The President’s previous speech\n\n     Presentation of resolution to the President\n\n     Appreciation\n\n     Autographs\n\n     Gifts\n\n     Farewells\n\nStevenson, et al. left at 1:12 pm","filename":["460-012.mp3"],"tapeStart":"00:50:19","tapeEnd":"00:54:26","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Stevenson, Cecil W.","Wood, Frank G.","Bell, George T.","White House photographer"],"prevCode":"460-011","nextCode":"460-013","transcript":[{"start":1.03,"end":17.62,"text":"Well, how are you?"},{"start":17.64,"end":18.09,"text":"Good to see you again."},{"start":18.11,"end":18.65,"text":"Very glad to have you here."},{"start":18.63,"end":35.3,"text":"I'm sorry to catch you waiting, but we have a lot of people."},{"start":35.32,"end":35.56,"text":"That's good."},{"start":35.58,"end":36.34,"text":"We're going to get a picture of these."},{"start":36.36,"end":36.68,"text":"Put your hat on."},{"start":36.7,"end":37.04,"text":"Get on this side."},{"start":37.06,"end":37.68,"text":"That way we can have a balance."},{"start":37.7,"end":37.96,"text":"That's right."},{"start":37.98,"end":38.24,"text":"That's right."},{"start":38.26,"end":38.97,"text":"We need this off the air so it's..."},{"start":45.63,"end":61.16,"text":"Mr. President and I, we wouldn't be going to the Supreme Court if we didn't express to you the entire mission plan for making our appreciation of any of this possible."},{"start":61.18,"end":62.83,"text":"And the fact that the original war stamp was issued in conjunction with our stamp."},{"start":62.81,"end":79.61,"text":"You know, the people of the whole world here are trying to support our prisoners."},{"start":79.63,"end":81.57,"text":"But you know, as I said yesterday in my speech, as long as they've got one prisoner, we are fine."},{"start":81.59,"end":83.15,"text":"I have something else that I want to give you that you might be interested in."},{"start":83.17,"end":83.41,"text":"This is a..."},{"start":83.39,"end":110.39,"text":"This is a resolution which I will submit to our National Contemporary Committee, Mr. Fred Stampler, meeting here in Washington over the weekend and next week."},{"start":110.41,"end":110.61,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":110.63,"end":110.97,"text":"Good, good, good."},{"start":110.99,"end":111.51,"text":"I appreciate it very much."},{"start":111.53,"end":112.22,"text":"Well, you're a great boss, anyway."},{"start":112.23,"end":112.45,"text":"You got it."},{"start":114.38,"end":131.51,"text":"Get behind the hose, don't you?"},{"start":131.53,"end":132.43,"text":"Make sure you're right at the end of the box."},{"start":132.45,"end":132.55,"text":"Sure."},{"start":132.57,"end":132.77,"text":"All right."},{"start":132.79,"end":132.99,"text":"All right."},{"start":133.01,"end":133.31,"text":"All right."},{"start":133.33,"end":133.53,"text":"All right."},{"start":133.55,"end":134.38,"text":"All right."},{"start":159.94,"end":162.61,"text":"Stevenson, I get you."},{"start":162.63,"end":163.37,"text":"First name, Cecil."},{"start":163.39,"end":170.13,"text":"Cecil Rodney."},{"start":170.15,"end":171.15,"text":"Easy, easy, easy, easy."},{"start":171.17,"end":171.51,"text":"And then Schultz."},{"start":171.53,"end":171.85,"text":"That's right."},{"start":191.26,"end":195.28,"text":"All right."},{"start":208.79,"end":221.89,"text":"Thank you very much."},{"start":222.21,"end":232.76,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":237.81,"end":238.02,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":238.04,"end":238.24,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":238.26,"end":238.46,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":238.48,"end":238.68,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":238.7,"end":239.68,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":239.7,"end":240.93,"text":"Thank you."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with representatives Cecil W. Stevenson, Frank G. Wood, and George T. Bell, along with a White House photographer, for a ceremonial visit in the Oval Office. The participants discussed the administration's policy regarding prisoners of war, with Nixon reaffirming his commitment to the issue as previously stated in a public address. 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