{"conversationCode":"757-007","tapeNumber":757,"conversationNumber":7,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-757-007","startDateTime":"1972-08-01T00:44:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-08-01T00:46:00.000Z","startDate":"31-Jul-1972","startTime":"8:44 PM","endDate":"31-Jul-1972","endTime":"8:46 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ehrlichman, John D.;","description":"On July 31, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:44 pm to 8:46 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 757-007 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"OVAL","recordingDevice":"Oval Office","latitudeEstimated":38.8974,"longitudeEstimated":-77.0374,"chronCode":4,"chronRelease":"Fourth Chronological Release","chronReleaseDate":"10-Dec-2003","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 757-7\n\nDate: July 31, 1972\nTime: 8:44 pm - 8:46 pm\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President talked with John D. Ehrlichman.\n\n[See Conversation No. 28-18]","filename":["757-007.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Ehrlichman, John D."],"prevCode":"757-006","nextCode":"757-008","transcript":[{"start":10.09,"end":10.61,"text":"Oh, John."},{"start":11.95,"end":29.69,"text":"Yeah, on this, uh, matter of the, uh, Jacobson thing, uh, I think it's important that, uh, his client, he's gone back to where he was."},{"start":29.73,"end":37.39,"text":"You talked to my man, did you?"},{"start":37.43,"end":37.55,"text":"Yes."},{"start":40.31,"end":40.39,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":40.41,"end":40.49,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":40.51,"end":40.59,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":40.61,"end":40.69,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":40.71,"end":40.79,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":40.81,"end":41.57,"text":"What was Kama's reaction to this thing?"},{"start":79.12,"end":87.57,"text":"That's the point, because our concern here is not Jacobson and Conley, and Conley feels we can do anything."},{"start":87.67,"end":90.55,"text":"Why should he do it?"},{"start":90.63,"end":100.46,"text":"I'll take the, yeah, and we'll take the aid on it if necessary, but we, you know what I mean?"},{"start":101.1,"end":105.56,"text":"Yeah, but as I say, they believe very, very hard in this."},{"start":105.58,"end":108.21,"text":"In other words, we'll take his guidance on it."},{"start":110.21,"end":110.77,"text":"Okay."},{"start":111.5,"end":112.48,"text":"All right, bye."},{"start":115.2,"end":116.29,"text":"Bye, Dr. Tiger."}],"audioDurationSec":120,"audioFiles":[{"file":"757-007.mp3","bytes":2875140,"durationSec":119.72,"bitrate":192124,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:57.945Z","aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and John Ehrlichman discussed the \"Jacobson thing,\" a matter involving a client whose situation had reverted to its original state. Ehrlichman confirmed he had spoken with his contact regarding the issue, and they considered taking guidance from this individual. The conversation focused on the reactions of others involved, particularly \"Kama,\" and the administration's willingness to provide aid if necessary.","topics":["Jacobson matter","client situation","Ehrlichman","Nixon","Kama","administration aid","guidance"],"generatedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:59.217Z"},"topicSlugs":["jacobson-matter","client-situation","ehrlichman","nixon","kama","administration-aid","guidance"],"audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/757-007.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/757-007","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/757/conversation-757-007","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}