{"conversationCode":"601-020","tapeNumber":601,"conversationNumber":20,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-601-020","startDateTime":"1971-10-23T16:17:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-10-23T16:21:00.000Z","startDate":"23-Oct-1971","startTime":"12:17 PM","endDate":"23-Oct-1971","endTime":"12:21 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)];","description":"On October 23, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:17 pm and 12:21 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 601-020 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"OVAL","recordingDevice":"Oval Office","latitudeEstimated":38.8974,"longitudeEstimated":-77.0374,"chronCode":2,"chronRelease":"Second Chronological Release","chronReleaseDate":"26-Oct-2000","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 601-20\n\nDate: October 23, 1971\nTime: Unknown between 12:17 pm and 12:21 pm\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with an unknown chief petty officer.\n\n**********************************************************************\n\nBEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1\n[Personal Returnable]\n[Duration: 16s ]\n\nEND WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1\n\n**********************************************************************\n\nThe unknown chief petty officer left at an unknown time before 12:21 pm.","filename":["601-020.mp3"],"tapeStart":"03:17:35","tapeEnd":"03:18:09","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","[Unknown person(s)]"],"prevCode":"601-019","nextCode":"601-021","transcript":[{"start":4.32,"end":13.86,"text":"You're getting me a top coat."},{"start":13.88,"end":14.04,"text":"My gray."},{"start":14.06,"end":14.24,"text":"Yes, sir."},{"start":14.26,"end":14.44,"text":"Top coat."},{"start":14.46,"end":14.88,"text":"Because I don't coat."},{"start":14.9,"end":15.67,"text":"I don't want to walk out in this area."},{"start":15.69,"end":15.87,"text":"Yes, sir."},{"start":15.89,"end":16.69,"text":"I bring it here and I'll walk over here."},{"start":16.71,"end":16.89,"text":"Yes, sir."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with an unknown chief petty officer in the Oval Office to coordinate the retrieval of his personal overcoat. The President explicitly requested that the individual bring his gray top coat to the White House to ensure he could move comfortably around the grounds. No policy or administrative matters were addressed during this brief logistical exchange.","topics":["Presidential Logistics","Personal Belongings","White House Staff","Daily Operations"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-07T00:30:58.902Z"},"topicSlugs":["presidential-logistics","personal-belongings","white-house-staff","daily-operations"],"audioDurationSec":17,"audioFiles":[{"file":"601-020.mp3","bytes":678971,"durationSec":16.84,"bitrate":322456,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:51.636Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/601-020.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/601-020","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/601/conversation-601-020","catalogNaId":417179301,"catalogUrl":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/417179301","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}