{"conversationCode":"758-004","tapeNumber":758,"conversationNumber":4,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-758-004","startDateTime":"1972-08-01T12:31:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-08-01T12:37:00.000Z","startDate":"1-Aug-1972","startTime":"8:31 AM","endDate":"1-Aug-1972","endTime":"8:37 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Mitchell, John N.;","description":"On August 1, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:31 am to 8:37 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 758-004 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. 758-4\n\nDate: August 1, 1972\nTime: 8:31 am - 8:37 am\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President talked with John N. Mitchell.\n\n[See Conversation No. 28-27; three items have been withdrawn]","filename":["758-004.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Mitchell, John N."],"prevCode":"758-003","nextCode":"758-005","transcript":[{"start":20.42,"end":26.16,"text":"I called and said, you've got a Republican opponent."},{"start":26.18,"end":27.88,"text":"He said, Rockefeller isn't getting it."},{"start":27.92,"end":31.58,"text":"He, Rockefeller, won't get it."},{"start":31.6,"end":33.4,"text":"He won't get any money."},{"start":33.42,"end":42.28,"text":"I called him first, and he said, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no."},{"start":43.73,"end":53.18,"text":"We can get that guy just to drop out of sight and get me in the home so that I can just wash this thing out in the yard."},{"start":53.22,"end":64.07,"text":"So I just like to leave it with you and talk about everything that can be done in you."},{"start":64.11,"end":64.19,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":67.32,"end":78.31,"text":"Well, we should on the basis that I, I don't want to be an appearance job posting in the president's program or the chairman's appropriations, particularly when, when they have supported us."},{"start":78.39,"end":84.07,"text":"Not all our actions seem to win in the States, and for darn sure."},{"start":84.09,"end":95.53,"text":"Now, first,"},{"start":96.33,"end":96.86,"text":"All right."},{"start":97.48,"end":98.15,"text":"All right."},{"start":98.29,"end":101.67,"text":"All right."},{"start":102.77,"end":106.39,"text":"All right."},{"start":106.51,"end":106.95,"text":"All right."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and John N. Mitchell discuss political strategy regarding Republican primary opposition and the potential role of Nelson Rockefeller. The conversation focuses on securing a clear path for the President's reelection campaign by neutralizing potential internal rivals and managing party financial support. Nixon emphasizes the importance of consolidating influence within the party to ensure his program remains unchallenged throughout the campaign cycle.","topics":["1972 election","Republican Party","Nelson Rockefeller","Political strategy","Campaign finance"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-07T09:07:09.723Z"},"topicSlugs":["1972-election","republican-party","nelson-rockefeller","political-strategy","campaign-finance"],"audioDurationSec":128,"audioFiles":[{"file":"758-004.mp3","bytes":3065102,"durationSec":127.65,"bitrate":192089,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:57.945Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/758-004.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/758-004","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/758/conversation-758-004","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}