{"conversationCode":"720-010","tapeNumber":720,"conversationNumber":10,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-720-010","startDateTime":"1972-05-05T16:16:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-05-05T16:18:00.000Z","startDate":"5-May-1972","startTime":"12:16 PM","endDate":"5-May-1972","endTime":"12:18 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Jaffe, Jerome H. (Dr.); Jaffe, Jerome H. (Mrs.); Jaffe, Miriam; Jaffe, Celia; Jaffe, Ari; Krogh, Egil (\"Bud\"), Jr.; White House photographer;","description":"On May 5, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Dr. Jerome H. Jaffe, Mrs. Jerome H. Jaffe, Miriam Jaffe, Celia Jaffe, Ari Jaffe, Egil (\"Bud\") Krogh, Jr., and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:16 pm to 12:18 pm. 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(“Ollie”) Atkins\n                -People's Republic of China [PRC] trip\n                -Cameras used\n\n      Gifts\n              -Cuff links\n              -Tie clasps\n              -Bows\n\n      Jaffe's work\n\nJaffe, et al., left at 12:18 pm.","filename":["720a.mp3","720b.mp3"],"tapeStart":"02:02:45","tapeEnd":"02:05:15","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Jaffe, Jerome H. (Dr.)","Jaffe, Jerome H. (Mrs.)","Jaffe, Miriam","Jaffe, Celia","Jaffe, Ari","Krogh, Egil (\"Bud\"), Jr.","White House photographer"],"prevCode":"720-009","nextCode":"720-011","tapeTranscriptFile":"720a.mp3,720b.mp3","transcript":[{"start":7348.75,"end":7350.35,"text":"Oh, you did?"},{"start":7350.41,"end":7352.87,"text":"Well, what's your first name?"},{"start":7352.93,"end":7353.09,"text":"Jill."},{"start":7353.13,"end":7353.39,"text":"Jill."},{"start":7353.45,"end":7353.83,"text":"Honey?"},{"start":7353.87,"end":7353.99,"text":"Jill."},{"start":7354.11,"end":7356,"text":"Jill, that's right."},{"start":7356.04,"end":7358.84,"text":"Why don't you set the ropes off and I'll cheer you on."},{"start":7420.52,"end":7423.31,"text":"Now, let's see if this is the right way of knitting for you."},{"start":7423.35,"end":7425.19,"text":"Let's give it a little magic sign."},{"start":7425.25,"end":7428.01,"text":"How would you like that?"},{"start":7428.07,"end":7430.4,"text":"We're good on that, aren't we?"},{"start":7430.42,"end":7433.7,"text":"And then we can put it in the box and have a little surgery."},{"start":7436.64,"end":7438.78,"text":"All right."},{"start":7439.12,"end":7439.52,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":7439.7,"end":7440.09,"text":"Goodbye."},{"start":7440.1,"end":7441.59,"text":"Goodbye."},{"start":7441.61,"end":7446.31,"text":"We wish you the best."},{"start":7446.37,"end":7447.65,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":7514.37,"end":7515,"text":"Well, finally, after 11 months or a few"}],"transcriptBoundary":{"start":7348.75,"end":7515,"startMethod":"silence","endMethod":"tape_time"},"transcriptConfidence":"low","transcriptSource":"bigtape","aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon hosted Dr. Jerome H. Jaffe and his family in the Oval Office for a brief, informal social meeting accompanied by Egil Krogh Jr. The discussion focused on greetings for the Jaffe children and the facilitation of official White House photographs. The encounter concluded with the President presenting gifts and expressing well wishes regarding Dr. Jaffe’s ongoing work for the administration.","topics":["Jerome H. 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