{"conversationCode":"726-002","tapeNumber":726,"conversationNumber":2,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-726-002","startDateTime":"1972-05-19T15:42:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-05-19T15:42:00.000Z","startDate":"19-May-1972","startTime":"11:42 AM","endDate":"19-May-1972","endTime":"11:42 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Agnew, Spiro T. (Vice President); Bull, Stephen B.; Ziegler, Ronald L.;","description":"On May 19, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, Stephen B. Bull, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:42 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 726-002 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. 726-2\n\nDate: May 19, 1972\nTime: 11:42 am\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Spiro T. Agnew and Stephen B. Bull; this conversation is a continuation\nof Conversation No. 726-1.\n\n      Agnew\n          -Escort to press room\n          -Tricia Nixon Cox\n\nButterfield left.","filename":["726-002-splice.mp3"],"tapeStart":"01:13:20","tapeEnd":"01:14:45","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Agnew, Spiro T. (Vice President)","Bull, Stephen B.","Ziegler, Ronald L."],"prevCode":"726-001","nextCode":"726-003","tapeTranscriptFile":"726a.mp3,726b.mp3","transcriptBoundary":{"start":4394,"end":4479,"startMethod":"llm-alignment","endMethod":"llm-alignment"},"transcriptSource":"bigtape","aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and Vice President Spiro Agnew met to coordinate logistics for an upcoming public event, specifically focusing on an escort to the press room. Stephen B. Bull and Ronald Ziegler participated in the discussion, which involved arrangements concerning Tricia Nixon Cox. The meeting served as a continuation of prior deliberations regarding administrative preparations for these individuals.","topics":["Spiro Agnew","Tricia Nixon Cox","White House logistics","Public relations","Presidential scheduling"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-07T03:26:58.096Z"},"topicSlugs":["spiro-agnew","tricia-nixon-cox","white-house-logistics","public-relations","presidential-scheduling"],"audioDurationSec":88,"audioFiles":[{"file":"726-002-splice.mp3","bytes":2112827,"durationSec":88.01,"bitrate":192060,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-10-27T04:38:13.752Z","originalFilename":["726a.mp3","726b.mp3"],"spliceSource":{"spliceType":"bigtape","sourceFiles":["726a.mp3"],"cutStart":4392.5,"cutEnd":4480.5,"adjustedStart":4392.5,"adjustedEnd":4480.5,"boundaryMethod":"llm-alignment","confidence":"medium","splicedAt":"2026-10-27T04:38:13.752Z"},"transcript":[{"start":4392.4,"end":4393.8,"text":"You won't try."},{"start":4394.18,"end":4395.46,"text":"You won't try."},{"start":4408.78,"end":4411.23,"text":"All right."},{"start":4411.27,"end":4411.79,"text":"Thank you."}],"transcriptConfidence":"medium","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/726-002-splice.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/726-002","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/726/conversation-726-002","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}