{"conversationCode":"628-001","tapeNumber":628,"conversationNumber":1,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-628-001","startDateTime":"1971-12-02T16:31:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-12-02T16:35:00.000Z","startDate":"2-Dec-1971","startTime":"11:31 AM","endDate":"2-Dec-1971","endTime":"11:35 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]; Bull, Stephen B.; Sanchez, Manolo;","description":"On December 2, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), Stephen B. Bull, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:31 am and 11:35 am. 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Kissinger meeting\n               -Time\n\nBull left at an unknown time before 11:35 am.\n\nManolo Sanchez entered at an unknown time after 11:31 am.\n\n**********************************************************************\n\n[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 04/20/2022.\nSegment cleared for release.]\n[Personal Returnable]\n[628-001-w001]\n[Duration: 37s]\n\n       The President’s schedule\n              -Trip to Florida [?]\n                      -Dogs\n                              -King Timahoe\n                              -Pasha\n                              -Behavior\n\n**********************************************************************\n\nSanchez left at an unknown time before 11:35 am.","filename":["628-001.mp3"],"tapeStart":"00:01:40","tapeEnd":"00:04:59","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","[Unknown person(s)]","Bull, Stephen B.","Sanchez, Manolo"],"prevCode":"627-014","nextCode":"628-002","transcript":[{"start":1.12,"end":1.42,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":2.88,"end":3.64,"text":"He's beautiful, too."},{"start":3.66,"end":7.68,"text":"Yeah, what's his name?"},{"start":8.02,"end":16.98,"text":"Dr. Kissinger's requested to see you before noon."},{"start":17.56,"end":19.34,"text":"Would you like him for a minute?"},{"start":19.46,"end":19.62,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":19.66,"end":20.84,"text":"We're talking about a question."},{"start":20.86,"end":29.41,"text":"So, would you like me to go ahead, or will you go with me, sir?"},{"start":29.43,"end":29.71,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":32.55,"end":40.62,"text":"Sir, I suggest that you take this time to see how the human beings in the room will function."},{"start":40.7,"end":40.96,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":41.5,"end":42.78,"text":"And how they behave."},{"start":43.22,"end":47.06,"text":"First of all, for example, then maybe you've got to go ahead, don't you think?"},{"start":47.16,"end":48.1,"text":"Yes, I think so, sir."},{"start":48.12,"end":48.98,"text":"It doesn't mean it's better."},{"start":49.18,"end":49.38,"text":"Huh?"},{"start":49.88,"end":53.91,"text":"Maybe it's better if you don't have much space, but if you don't have much space, it's hard to go ahead."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with Stephen B. Bull and Manolo Sanchez to coordinate his daily agenda and prepare for an upcoming meeting with Henry Kissinger. The participants briefly discussed administrative scheduling and logistical details regarding the President's personal affairs, including the behavior of his dogs during a potential trip to Florida. 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