{"conversationCode":"709-018","tapeNumber":709,"conversationNumber":18,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-709-018","startDateTime":"1972-04-17T17:06:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-04-17T17:15:00.000Z","startDate":"17-Apr-1972","startTime":"12:06 PM","endDate":"17-Apr-1972","endTime":"12:15 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)];","description":"On April 17, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:06 pm and 12:15 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 709-018 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. 709-18\n\nDate: April 17, 1972\nTime: Unknown between 12:06 pm and 12:15 pm\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President talked with an unknown person in Henry A. Kissinger's office.\n\n     Kissinger\n          -Return from meeting\n          -Meeting with the President\n               -Length\n               -The President's departure\n                     -Time","filename":["709-018.mp3"],"tapeStart":"03:32:23","tapeEnd":"03:37:34","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","[Unknown person(s)]"],"prevCode":"709-017","nextCode":"709-019","transcript":[{"start":4.35,"end":7.61,"text":"When did he say he was going to be back when he took that election off?"},{"start":8.79,"end":9.19,"text":"Yes."},{"start":15.17,"end":19.11,"text":"Now, just tell him that this meeting shouldn't take that long."},{"start":21.48,"end":22.11,"text":"Let me see."},{"start":23.52,"end":27.58,"text":"I have the leader at 1230, so I must be providing this before I leave."},{"start":27.6,"end":29.56,"text":"Do you understand?"}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon consults with an unidentified staff member regarding scheduling logistics and the duration of an upcoming meeting. The discussion centers on ensuring a briefing with Henry Kissinger is completed before the President’s scheduled departure at 12:30 p.m. The exchange serves primarily as an administrative coordination effort to manage the President's tight midday itinerary.","topics":["Scheduling","Henry Kissinger","Time Management","White House Operations","Administrative Coordination"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-07T03:02:37.193Z"},"topicSlugs":["scheduling","henry-kissinger","time-management","white-house-operations","administrative-coordination"],"audioDurationSec":35,"audioFiles":[{"file":"709-018.mp3","bytes":1404130,"durationSec":34.98,"bitrate":321172,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:55.376Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/709-018.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/709-018","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/709/conversation-709-018","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}