{"conversationCode":"658-022","tapeNumber":658,"conversationNumber":22,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-658-022","startDateTime":"1972-01-27T19:32:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-01-27T19:34:00.000Z","startDate":"27-Jan-1972","startTime":"2:32 PM","endDate":"27-Jan-1972","endTime":"2:34 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Pitchess, Peter J.;","description":"On January 27, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Peter J. Pitchess met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:32 pm to 2:34 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 658-022 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"OVAL","recordingDevice":"Oval Office","latitudeEstimated":38.8974,"longitudeEstimated":-77.0374,"chronCode":3,"chronRelease":"Third Chronological Release","chronReleaseDate":"28-Feb-2002","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 658-22\n\nDate: January 27, 1972\nTime: 2:32 pm - 2:34 pm\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President talked with Peter J. Pitchess.\n\n[See Conversation No. 19-140]","filename":["658a.mp3","658b.mp3","658c.mp3"],"tapeStart":"04:24:48","tapeEnd":"04:29:11","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Pitchess, Peter J."],"prevCode":"658-021","nextCode":"658-023","tapeTranscriptFile":"658a.mp3,658b.mp3,658c.mp3","transcript":[{"start":15884.74,"end":15886.42,"text":"I've got it."},{"start":15887.12,"end":15889.9,"text":"I know that they will send it, but it was not mentioned."},{"start":15890,"end":15892.58,"text":"But, you know, just so I know who did it, it's okay."},{"start":15894.2,"end":15894.82,"text":"Right."},{"start":15895.12,"end":15900.2,"text":"Actually, this is one of your former colleagues, Rizzo, that's here today, so..."},{"start":15901,"end":15901.75,"text":"He's a fine man."},{"start":15902.15,"end":15903.73,"text":"Fine man, he says."},{"start":15904.27,"end":15906.23,"text":"And also, I want to wish your wife all the best."},{"start":15906.25,"end":15907.11,"text":"She's in the hospital."},{"start":15907.15,"end":15908.37,"text":"We're operating on her."},{"start":15909.05,"end":15910.05,"text":"It's going to be fine."},{"start":15910.11,"end":15911.24,"text":"Okay, that's fine."},{"start":15911.42,"end":15911.76,"text":"Fine."},{"start":15912.38,"end":15912.62,"text":"Good."},{"start":15912.66,"end":15914.2,"text":"I hope she releases."},{"start":15914.6,"end":15914.94,"text":"Right."},{"start":15915.4,"end":15917.28,"text":"Well, it's all right."},{"start":15917.56,"end":15918.16,"text":"Take care."},{"start":15918.18,"end":15919.56,"text":"Don't be too worried."},{"start":15920.42,"end":15920.94,"text":"Okay."},{"start":15921.31,"end":15921.39,"text":"Bye."},{"start":15927.84,"end":15933.34,"text":"Peter Pitches, who is the sheriff of Los Angeles County, and he's in the hospital, and he does everything."}],"transcriptBoundary":{"start":15884.375,"end":16199.25,"startMethod":"silence","endMethod":"silence"},"transcriptConfidence":"high","transcriptSource":"bigtape","aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon held a brief meeting with Los Angeles County Sheriff Peter J. Pitchess to discuss administrative coordination and personal matters. During the exchange, the President acknowledged the presence of Philadelphia Police Commissioner Frank Rizzo and expressed his well-wishes regarding the health of Pitchess’s wife, who was undergoing surgery. The conversation served primarily as a professional courtesy to maintain relations with prominent law enforcement officials.","topics":["Law Enforcement","Frank Rizzo","Peter J. Pitchess","Administrative Coordination","Personal Welfare"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-07T02:03:24.055Z"},"topicSlugs":["law-enforcement","frank-rizzo","peter-j-pitchess","administrative-coordination","personal-welfare"],"audioDurationSec":263,"audioFiles":[{"file":"658a.mp3","bytes":176525269,"durationSec":7355.15,"bitrate":192001,"missing":false},{"file":"658b.mp3","bytes":176480756,"durationSec":7353.3,"bitrate":192001,"missing":false},{"file":"658c.mp3","bytes":137629360,"durationSec":5734.5,"bitrate":192001,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":true,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:54.664Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/658a.mp3","https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/658b.mp3","https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/658c.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/658-022","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/658/conversation-658-022","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}