{"conversationCode":"661-006","tapeNumber":661,"conversationNumber":6,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-661-006","startDateTime":"1972-01-31T21:01:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-01-31T21:03:00.000Z","startDate":"31-Jan-1972","startTime":"4:01 PM","endDate":"31-Jan-1972","endTime":"4:03 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Arsht, Leslye A.;","description":"On January 31, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Leslye A. Arsht met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:01 pm to 4:03 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 661-006 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. 661-6\n\nDate: January 31, 1972\nTime: 4:01 pm - 4:03 pm\n\fLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President talked with Leslye A. Arsht.\n\n[See Conversation No. 20-7]\n\n******************************************************************************\n\n[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 08/05/2022.\nSegment cleared for release.]\n[Personal Returnable]\n[661-006-w002]\n[Duration: 7s]\n\n     [See Conversation No. 020-007-w002]\n\n******************************************************************************\n\n******************************************************************************\n\n[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 08/05/2022.\nSegment cleared for release.]\n[Personal Returnable]\n[661-006-w003]\n[Duration: 11s]\n\n     [See Conversation No. 020-007-w003]\n\n******************************************************************************","filename":["661-006.mp3"],"tapeStart":"02:30:36","tapeEnd":"02:31:48","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Arsht, Leslye A."],"prevCode":"661-005","nextCode":"661-007","transcript":[{"start":3.57,"end":6.38,"text":"I'm sorry that I didn't get to call you that time."},{"start":6.4,"end":7.32,"text":"I had your party."},{"start":7.34,"end":19.11,"text":"I tried to reach you, but I just want you to know how grateful I am for those minutes of long hours you put in, night after night after night, and what a fine job all of you have done."},{"start":21.47,"end":24.1,"text":"And I just hope now that you can go over and help us now."},{"start":28.43,"end":32.82,"text":"I tell you, that new summary is a fantastic achievement."},{"start":33.4,"end":40.26,"text":"It's probably much better than any president has ever had it."},{"start":40.3,"end":47.52,"text":"There will be more talent than you and all the rest of the work on it if you serve me."},{"start":47.56,"end":50.35,"text":"And we appreciate all those honors."},{"start":50.43,"end":52.43,"text":"We couldn't pay enough."},{"start":52.45,"end":53.81,"text":"I hope they pay enough in Canada."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with Leslye A. Arsht to express his personal gratitude for the extensive work she and her team performed on a new presidential summary document. He lauded the quality of the summary, describing it as a superior achievement compared to those provided to previous presidents. The President concluded the meeting by encouraging Arsht to continue contributing her talents to his administration.","topics":["Presidential briefings","Staff appreciation","Administration efficiency","Personnel management"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-07T02:09:26.800Z"},"topicSlugs":["presidential-briefings","staff-appreciation","administration-efficiency","personnel-management"],"audioDurationSec":60,"audioFiles":[{"file":"661-006.mp3","bytes":2403052,"durationSec":59.94,"bitrate":320705,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:54.978Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/661-006.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/661-006","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/661/conversation-661-006","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}