{"conversationCode":"637-005","tapeNumber":637,"conversationNumber":5,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-637-005","startDateTime":"1971-12-10T15:26:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-12-10T15:26:00.000Z","startDate":"10-Dec-1971","startTime":"10:26 AM","endDate":"10-Dec-1971","endTime":"10:26 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President);","description":"On December 10, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at 10:26 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 637-005 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. 637-005\n\nDate: December 12, 1971\nTime: 10:26 am\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President dictated a memorandum for the file.\n\n**********************************************************************\n\n[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 07/16/2019.\nSegment cleared for release.]\n[Personal Returnable]\n[637-005-w001]\n[Duration: 1m 1s]\n\n     Columbia Broadcasting System [CBS]\n          -Julie Nixon Eisenhower\n                -Christmas special\n                      -Timing\n                      -Dogs\n                           -Accidents\n\n**********************************************************************","filename":["637-005.mp3"],"tapeStart":"01:13:27","tapeEnd":"01:14:28","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)"],"prevCode":"637-004","nextCode":"637-006","transcript":[{"start":8.1,"end":11.82,"text":"This is December the 13th."},{"start":11.84,"end":18.41,"text":"Every time we get caught, I get to make a word about the CPS crew."},{"start":18.43,"end":32.02,"text":"And, uh, in our last early o'clock and o'clock morning of the Jewish Christmas special, we had a good laugh about it."},{"start":32.16,"end":35.94,"text":"And obviously the dogs, I pointed out that they're"},{"start":37.32,"end":42.04,"text":"It will really magically float and smash you and make you nervous."},{"start":42.22,"end":44.06,"text":"One of the dogs had an accident."},{"start":44.08,"end":45.34,"text":"I heard it, of course, in the film industry."},{"start":45.38,"end":48.24,"text":"But my dear guide offered to help us with the actual service."},{"start":48.28,"end":51.6,"text":"He doesn't have to do anything else with my dog if it's necessary to repair it."},{"start":51.68,"end":56.36,"text":"He's pretty good at this, as hard as possible."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon dictates a memorandum regarding the filming of a CBS Christmas special featuring his daughter, Julie Nixon Eisenhower. The President notes technical challenges and humorous incidents involving the family dogs during the production process. He expresses his appreciation for the production crew's assistance in managing these disruptions and navigating the filming requirements.","topics":["Julie Nixon Eisenhower","CBS","Christmas special","Presidential pets","Media production"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-07T01:32:29.045Z"},"topicSlugs":["julie-nixon-eisenhower","cbs","christmas-special","presidential-pets","media-production"],"audioDurationSec":61,"audioFiles":[{"file":"637-005.mp3","bytes":617773,"durationSec":61.38,"bitrate":80518,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:54.362Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/637-005.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/637-005","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/637/conversation-637-005","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}