{"conversationCode":"622-011","tapeNumber":622,"conversationNumber":11,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-622-011","startDateTime":"1971-11-22T21:32:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-11-22T21:50:00.000Z","startDate":"22-Nov-1971","startTime":"4:32 PM","endDate":"22-Nov-1971","endTime":"4:50 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 4:32 pm and 4:50 pm. 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(President)"],"prevCode":"622-010","nextCode":"622-012","transcript":[{"start":6.97,"end":33.1,"text":"The goal is to take a look at the mining returns from this mine in terms of control, and also in terms of, you know, significant amount of travel needs."},{"start":33.12,"end":33.22,"text":"What?"},{"start":33.24,"end":33.44,"text":"I'm sorry."},{"start":33.46,"end":35.51,"text":"If you have investments to do about the future, you have significant amounts, part of the atomic role,"},{"start":36.56,"end":57.97,"text":"and substantial increase in precautions."},{"start":57.99,"end":61.11,"text":"There continues to be a drag with the Alaska Air Force response increase, particularly the Alaska Air Force response from the members of the U.S. Air Force."},{"start":61.13,"end":61.93,"text":"In the weeks after the loss of the U.N.,"},{"start":64.19,"end":89.38,"text":"It's a similar game we had in Miami, in appearance."},{"start":89.4,"end":91.8,"text":"I'm quite clear that the message that they're not very happy with the launch probably does not produce overall approval."},{"start":91.82,"end":92.48,"text":"The rest keeps us from moving on."},{"start":92.5,"end":93.64,"text":"I think the great unanswered question is, well, I'm happy"},{"start":95.12,"end":117.04,"text":"It's a curse to China, and this is all you people have."},{"start":117.06,"end":118.66,"text":"And I'm warning the people now, oppose the chance threats to the United Nations."},{"start":118.68,"end":119.64,"text":"This is an issue that is negative to the public."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon dictates a memorandum analyzing current political challenges, focusing on his recent reception at the AFL-CIO convention and public reaction to foreign policy developments. He addresses concerns regarding declining public approval ratings linked to the recent United Nations vote, which he views as a significant political liability. The President also evaluates how his upcoming diplomatic trips to China and the Soviet Union might influence public perception and Democratic electoral prospects.","topics":["AFL-CIO","Public opinion polls","United Nations","Diplomacy with China","Foreign policy","Political strategy"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-07T01:07:09.246Z"},"topicSlugs":["afl-cio","public-opinion-polls","united-nations","diplomacy-with-china","foreign-policy","political-strategy"],"audioDurationSec":120,"audioFiles":[{"file":"622-011.mp3","bytes":4788224,"durationSec":119.6,"bitrate":320273,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:51.996Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:44:08.915Z","transcriptGapSeconds":95,"transcriptGapShare":0.79,"transcriptQuality":"incomplete","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/622-011.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/622-011","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/622/conversation-622-011","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). 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