{"conversationCode":"721-007","tapeNumber":721,"conversationNumber":7,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-721-007","startDateTime":"1972-05-08T13:07:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-05-08T13:08:00.000Z","startDate":"8-May-1972","startTime":"9:07 AM","endDate":"8-May-1972","endTime":"9:08 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.;","description":"On May 8, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:07 am to 9:08 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 721-007 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. 721-7\n\nDate: May 8, 1972\nTime: 9:07 am - 9:08 am\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Henry A. Kissinger.\n\n     National Security Council [NSC] meeting\n          -Ronald L. Ziegler's presence\n                -Leaks\n          -Decisions\n\nKissinger left at 9:08 am.","filename":["721-007.mp3"],"tapeStart":"00:29:46","tapeEnd":"00:34:38","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Kissinger, Henry A."],"prevCode":"721-006","nextCode":"721-008","transcript":[{"start":0.32,"end":2.04,"text":"Ben, did you go and see Glenn on the meeting?"},{"start":2.08,"end":3.26,"text":"Because he didn't go and see Glenn?"},{"start":3.3,"end":7.48,"text":"Yeah, I told him he could listen, so he..."},{"start":7.62,"end":9.68,"text":"I'm really sorry."},{"start":10.96,"end":13.23,"text":"But... Yeah, now that he's in there, I believe him."},{"start":13.41,"end":16.03,"text":"I've dropped him off at his, but he doesn't know he can't leave."},{"start":17.43,"end":18.89,"text":"But he doesn't say... Oh, he won't leave."},{"start":18.91,"end":20.37,"text":"Don't worry about that."},{"start":24.34,"end":25.72,"text":"No decisions on the meeting, though."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and Henry Kissinger met briefly to address administrative arrangements for an upcoming National Security Council meeting. The conversation touched upon the participation of Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler and concerns regarding potential leaks. No final decisions were reached during this exchange, which primarily served to coordinate internal attendance and security protocols.","topics":["National Security Council","Ronald Ziegler","White House leaks","Security protocols","Administrative coordination"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-07T03:18:00.788Z"},"topicSlugs":["national-security-council","ronald-ziegler","white-house-leaks","security-protocols","administrative-coordination"],"audioDurationSec":28,"audioFiles":[{"file":"721-007.mp3","bytes":1107379,"durationSec":27.55,"bitrate":321540,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:57.687Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/721-007.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/721-007","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/721/conversation-721-007","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}