{"conversationCode":"633-002","tapeNumber":633,"conversationNumber":2,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-633-002","startDateTime":"1971-12-09T14:12:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-12-09T14:13:00.000Z","startDate":"9-Dec-1971","startTime":"9:12 AM","endDate":"9-Dec-1971","endTime":"9:13 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bunche, Ruth A.;","description":"On December 9, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Ruth A. Bunche met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:12 am to 9:13 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 633-002 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. 633-002\n\nDate: December 9, 1971\nTime: 9:12 am - 9:13 am\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President talked with Ruth H. Bunche.\n\n[See Conversation No. 16-66]","filename":["633-002.mp3"],"tapeStart":"00:07:38","tapeEnd":"00:08:35","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Bunche, Ruth A."],"prevCode":"633-001","nextCode":"633-003","transcript":[{"start":6.42,"end":15.25,"text":"He was such a fine man, and of course I used to joke a lot about the fact that we both"},{"start":29.81,"end":31.49,"text":"California, UCLA."},{"start":31.63,"end":40.07,"text":"And he was a gentleman and a kind man and did so much for the things of the world."},{"start":40.13,"end":46.78,"text":"And we will, of course, see if that's properly represented in our statements from here."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with Ruth Bunche to express his personal condolences and profound respect following the recent passing of her husband, the distinguished diplomat Ralph Bunche. The President recalled their shared connection through UCLA and lauded Ralph Bunche’s character and global contributions to peace. Nixon concluded the brief meeting by assuring Ruth Bunche that the administration would appropriately honor her husband’s legacy in official statements.","topics":["Ralph Bunche","condolences","diplomacy","tributes","UCLA"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-07T01:26:11.801Z"},"topicSlugs":["ralph-bunche","condolences","diplomacy","tributes","ucla"],"audioDurationSec":58,"audioFiles":[{"file":"633-002.mp3","bytes":579206,"durationSec":57.52,"bitrate":80561,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:54.662Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/633-002.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/633-002","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/633/conversation-633-002","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}