{"conversationCode":"535-006","tapeNumber":535,"conversationNumber":6,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-535-006","startDateTime":"1971-07-02T15:27:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-07-02T15:29:00.000Z","startDate":"2-Jul-1971","startTime":"11:27 AM","endDate":"2-Jul-1971","endTime":"11:29 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Atkins, Oliver F. (\"Ollie\"); Acker, Marjorie P.; Peterson, Herbert A.; Peterson, Herbert A. (Mrs.); Peterson, Debra; Peterson, Eric; Peterson, Jeffrey;","description":"On July 2, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Oliver F. (\"Ollie\") Atkins, Marjorie P. Acker, Herbert A. Peterson, Mrs. Herbert A. Peterson, Debra Peterson, Eric Peterson, and Jeffrey Peterson met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:27 am to 11:29 am. 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Peterson, Jr., Debra Peterson, Eric Peterson and\nJeffrey Peterson entered at 11:27 am\n\n     Introductions\n\n     Arrangements for photograph\n\n     Presidential gifts\n           -Presidential seal\n                 -Cufflinks\n           -Apollo viewer\n\n     Apollo space flights\n\nAcker et al. left at 11:29 am","filename":["535-006.mp3"],"tapeStart":"02:24:57","tapeEnd":"02:28:09","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Atkins, Oliver F. (\"Ollie\")","Acker, Marjorie P.","Peterson, Herbert A.","Peterson, Herbert A. (Mrs.)","Peterson, Debra","Peterson, Eric","Peterson, Jeffrey"],"prevCode":"535-005","nextCode":"535-007","transcript":[{"start":2.39,"end":4.64,"text":"I'm sure we'll find a way to get together."},{"start":33.87,"end":61.36,"text":"Well, let's see, we'd like to get a picture of this man."},{"start":61.38,"end":62.12,"text":"Come on over here, come on over here."},{"start":62.14,"end":62.66,"text":"Now, let's see, we'll get,"},{"start":63.3,"end":83.36,"text":"You stand here."},{"start":83.38,"end":83.84,"text":"You stand on that side."},{"start":83.86,"end":84.28,"text":"No, no, no, we can't."},{"start":84.3,"end":85.02,"text":"I think you go on the other side."},{"start":85.04,"end":85.54,"text":"You stand in front of us."},{"start":85.56,"end":86.02,"text":"No, you get the inside."},{"start":86.04,"end":86.26,"text":"You get it."},{"start":86.28,"end":86.58,"text":"You stay there."},{"start":86.6,"end":87.26,"text":"See, so we don't have to protect."},{"start":87.28,"end":87.38,"text":"Good."},{"start":87.4,"end":87.9,"text":"Now we all look out here."},{"start":90.46,"end":119.44,"text":"Oh, we're going to get that complex?"},{"start":120.01,"end":133,"text":"What do you want?"},{"start":133.02,"end":133.48,"text":"Well, that's all right."},{"start":133.5,"end":134.04,"text":"You be where it comes from."},{"start":134.06,"end":134.88,"text":"And here, say, this is the Apollo viewer."},{"start":134.9,"end":135.49,"text":"See what's going on in space."},{"start":135.5,"end":135.93,"text":"That's what it meant."},{"start":135.95,"end":136.31,"text":"That's all we got?"},{"start":136.33,"end":137.01,"text":"Well, we're glad to have you here."},{"start":138.14,"end":156.12,"text":"That's right, there's a fight now."},{"start":156.14,"end":157.14,"text":"Well, we did get all that support through the end."},{"start":157.12,"end":167.18,"text":"Oh, you see it?"},{"start":167.2,"end":167.3,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":167.32,"end":167.43,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":167.44,"end":167.91,"text":"Well, we appreciate it."},{"start":167.93,"end":168.27,"text":"We appreciate it."},{"start":168.29,"end":168.77,"text":"Mark has worked so much."},{"start":168.79,"end":169.45,"text":"You have a good time around here."},{"start":169.47,"end":169.87,"text":"Thank you very much."},{"start":169.89,"end":169.97,"text":"Bye."},{"start":169.99,"end":170.15,"text":"Goodbye."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon hosted photographer Oliver F. Atkins along with the Peterson family for a brief social meeting in the Oval Office. The participants engaged in informal conversation regarding the logistics of a group photograph and the presentation of presidential gifts. During the session, the President presented the family with cufflinks featuring the presidential seal and an Apollo viewer to commemorate the era's space exploration.","topics":["Oval Office","Presidential gifts","Apollo space program","Photography","Public relations"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T23:15:25.481Z"},"topicSlugs":["oval-office","presidential-gifts","apollo-space-program","photography","public-relations"],"audioDurationSec":170,"audioFiles":[{"file":"535-006.mp3","bytes":6812542,"durationSec":170.13,"bitrate":320338,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:51.011Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/535-006.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/535-006","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/535/conversation-535-006","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}