{"conversationCode":"615-015","tapeNumber":615,"conversationNumber":15,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-615-015","startDateTime":"1971-11-05T16:07:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-11-05T16:09:00.000Z","startDate":"5-Nov-1971","startTime":"11:07 AM","endDate":"5-Nov-1971","endTime":"11:09 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President);","description":"On November 5, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:07 am to 11:09 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 615-015 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. 615-015\n\nDate: November 5, 1971\nTime: 11:07 am - 11:09 am\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President talked with Ted Brehm.\n\n*****************************************************************\n\n[Previous PRMPA Federal Statute (A) withdrawal. This segment was rereviewed 06/06/2019\nwith new guidance. Segment cleared for release.]\n[Federal Statute]\n[615-015-w001]\n[Duration: 54s]\n\n[See conversation No. 013-152]\n\n[End telephone conversation]\n\n*****************************************************************","filename":["615-015.mp3"],"tapeStart":"02:59:57","tapeEnd":"03:01:16","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)"],"prevCode":"615-014","nextCode":"615-016","transcript":[{"start":7.07,"end":25.03,"text":"Ted, I just heard you were in the hospital, and boy, I just want to know we're all pulling for you."},{"start":25.05,"end":27.91,"text":"And you're going to make a my goodness, we miss you out here."},{"start":27.93,"end":29.22,"text":"You know, you always cheer us up when you walk out of that door."},{"start":29.24,"end":29.36,"text":"Right?"},{"start":29.38,"end":29.88,"text":"Well, you'll be back."},{"start":29.9,"end":30.54,"text":"You'll be back, and we want you."},{"start":30.56,"end":30.94,"text":"And you're here."},{"start":30.96,"end":33.26,"text":"Be sure that everybody around here is rooting for you."},{"start":36.82,"end":39.54,"text":"Great."},{"start":39.56,"end":42.89,"text":"Look, you come back."},{"start":42.91,"end":50.36,"text":"I'll see to it that you tell me this, maybe the reverse is out there."},{"start":50.38,"end":50.68,"text":"That's amazing."},{"start":50.7,"end":52.77,"text":"Defying the Secret Service."},{"start":52.79,"end":52.95,"text":"Okay."},{"start":52.97,"end":53.21,"text":"Good luck."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon held a brief, informal telephone conversation with an unidentified individual, referred to as Ted, who was hospitalized. Nixon expressed his personal well-being and encouragement, emphasizing that the staff missed him and remained supportive during his recovery. The discussion served as a morale-boosting gesture, with Nixon urging his associate to focus on a swift return to his duties.","topics":["Morale","Health","White House Staff","Personal Correspondence"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-07T00:49:11.455Z"},"topicSlugs":["morale","health","white-house-staff","personal-correspondence"],"audioDurationSec":55,"audioFiles":[{"file":"615-015.mp3","bytes":2196163,"durationSec":54.78,"bitrate":320741,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:51.996Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:44:07.871Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/615-015.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/615-015","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/615/conversation-615-015","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}