{"conversationCode":"622-006","tapeNumber":622,"conversationNumber":6,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-622-006","startDateTime":"1971-11-22T21:07:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-11-22T21:15:00.000Z","startDate":"22-Nov-1971","startTime":"4:07 PM","endDate":"22-Nov-1971","endTime":"4:15 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President);","description":"On November 22, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:07 pm and 4:15 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 622-006 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. 622-006\n\nDate: November 22, 1971\nTime: Unknown between 4:07 pm and 4:15 pm\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President dictated a memorandum.\n\n*****************************************************************\n\n[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 07/09/2019.\nSegment cleared for release.]\n[Personal Returnable]\n[622-006-w001]\n[Duration: 22s]\n\n     Weather\n         -Trees\n\n       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542\n\n     Oval Office furnishings\n          -Windows\n\n*****************************************************************","filename":["622-006.mp3"],"tapeStart":"00:22:04","tapeEnd":"00:22:26","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)"],"prevCode":"622-005","nextCode":"622-007","transcript":[{"start":3.91,"end":19.42,"text":"What a lovely sight, the windows."},{"start":19.44,"end":20.22,"text":"The wall covers are still on the trees."},{"start":20.24,"end":22.44,"text":"It was certainly a long decision to take the white curtains off of the windows so that the room was folded up."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon dictates a memorandum regarding aesthetic changes to the Oval Office. He notes the recent removal of white curtains from the windows and discusses the appearance of the trees visible outside. The remarks appear to be informal observations intended for administrative staff concerning the room's decor and atmosphere.","topics":["Oval Office","Interior design","Presidential decor","White House maintenance"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-07T01:06:41.105Z"},"topicSlugs":["oval-office","interior-design","presidential-decor","white-house-maintenance"],"audioDurationSec":23,"audioFiles":[{"file":"622-006.mp3","bytes":907264,"durationSec":22.57,"bitrate":321611,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:51.995Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:44:08.913Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/622-006.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/622-006","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/622/conversation-622-006","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}