{"conversationCode":"535-003","tapeNumber":535,"conversationNumber":3,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-535-003","startDateTime":"1971-07-02T13:04:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-07-02T13:15:00.000Z","startDate":"2-Jul-1971","startTime":"9:04 AM","endDate":"2-Jul-1971","endTime":"9:15 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)];","description":"On July 2, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:04 am to 9:15 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 535-003 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. 535-3\n\nDate: July 2, 1971\nTime: 9:04 am - 9:15 am\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President talked with an unknown person.\n\n     The President's telephone line\n\n**********************************************************************\n\n[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 01/14/2020.\nSegment cleared for release.]\n[Personal Returnable]\n[535-003-w001]\n[Duration: 1m 12s]\n\n     The President’s wardrobe\n          -Freeman Brothers\n               -Clothing requests\n                     -Preference in color and material\n                     -Quantity\n\n**********************************************************************","filename":["535-003.mp3"],"tapeStart":"00:11:43","tapeEnd":"00:12:57","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","[Unknown person(s)]"],"prevCode":"535-002","nextCode":"535-004","transcript":[{"start":0.03,"end":4.84,"text":"How's the phone working?"},{"start":4.86,"end":5.14,"text":"Fine?"},{"start":5.16,"end":6.46,"text":"What I want you to do is to get the training people."},{"start":6.48,"end":7.92,"text":"I forgot to mention one thing."},{"start":8,"end":13.47,"text":"I ordered a couple more sport coats for treatment."},{"start":13.49,"end":19.96,"text":"But I would like them to make some slacks."},{"start":19.98,"end":20.46,"text":"I don't know."},{"start":20.48,"end":24.02,"text":"The slacks should be gray and blue."},{"start":24.04,"end":26.79,"text":"And then the gray and blue makes you go with the sport coats."},{"start":26.81,"end":28.33,"text":"I prefer those colors."},{"start":28.35,"end":28.57,"text":"And"},{"start":28.79,"end":45.89,"text":"lightweight, but not just flimsy, but, you know, the lightweight, like they have in my summer suits that they make for me, the lightweight thing."},{"start":45.91,"end":46.73,"text":"And be sure that they put cleats in them."},{"start":46.75,"end":50.03,"text":"In other words, I like slacks a little fuller because I might sometimes play golf with them, but not missing golf slacks, but they don't repeat all sorts of things."},{"start":51.03,"end":60.36,"text":"I don't want that."},{"start":60.38,"end":66.87,"text":"I've had this too since I got this on me because of the better appearance of the slacks."},{"start":66.89,"end":68.79,"text":"I'm going to make the slacks on the old, probably the old pattern, which I'm presently wearing."},{"start":68.81,"end":69.33,"text":"I don't know how to do it."},{"start":69.35,"end":69.87,"text":"I don't know how to do it."},{"start":69.89,"end":71.15,"text":"And then you have a couple pairs, two or three pairs of slacks."},{"start":71.17,"end":71.85,"text":"Anything they select will be fine."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon consulted with an associate regarding specific personal wardrobe orders through Freeman Brothers. He requested several pairs of lightweight gray and blue slacks, emphasizing a preference for a fuller cut that remains appropriate for both casual wear and golf. The conversation concluded with instructions to use his existing sizing pattern to ensure consistency in fit and appearance.","topics":["Richard Nixon","Wardrobe","Freeman Brothers","Personal apparel","Clothing preferences"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T23:15:08.510Z"},"topicSlugs":["richard-nixon","wardrobe","freeman-brothers","personal-apparel","clothing-preferences"],"audioDurationSec":74,"audioFiles":[{"file":"535-003.mp3","bytes":2985064,"durationSec":74.49,"bitrate":320571,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:51.010Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/535-003.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/535-003","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/535/conversation-535-003","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}