{"conversationCode":"776-013","tapeNumber":776,"conversationNumber":13,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-776-013","startDateTime":"1972-09-14T15:47:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-09-14T15:49:00.000Z","startDate":"14-Sep-1972","startTime":"11:47 AM","endDate":"14-Sep-1972","endTime":"11:49 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Gettys, Thomas S.; Nidecker, John E.; Friedersdorf, Max L.; White House photographer;","description":"On September 14, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Thomas S. Gettys, John E. Nidecker, Max L. Friedersdorf, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:47 am to 11:49 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 776-013 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. 776-13\n\nDate: September 14, 1972\nTime: 11:47 am - 11:49 am\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Tom S. Gettys, John E. Nidecker, and Max L. Friedersdorf.\n\n[The White House photographer was present at the beginning of the meeting.]\n\n              Forthcoming Congressional election\n\n              Navy service\n                 -Ottumwa, Iowa\n                 -Guam\n\n              J.P. (\"Dick\") Richards\n                   -Service with the President on Christian A. Herter Committee\n                   -Age\n\n              Presentation of gifts\n                  -Richards\n\n              Parting remarks\n\nGettys et al. left at 11:49 am.\n\n                                        (rev. Oct-06)","filename":["776-013.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Gettys, Thomas S.","Nidecker, John E.","Friedersdorf, Max L.","White House photographer"],"prevCode":"776-012","nextCode":"776-014","transcript":[{"start":0.27,"end":0.71,"text":"President."},{"start":1.03,"end":1.79,"text":"President."},{"start":1.81,"end":2.09,"text":"President."},{"start":2.57,"end":2.99,"text":"President."},{"start":3.07,"end":4.33,"text":"President."},{"start":4.49,"end":5.95,"text":"President."},{"start":24.76,"end":26.04,"text":"That's right"},{"start":41.45,"end":48.31,"text":"It was one of the, uh, you know, the, uh, the, uh, the, uh, the, uh, the, uh, the, uh,"},{"start":64.9,"end":65.3,"text":"Oh, God."},{"start":81.61,"end":82.73,"text":"uh... uh..."},{"start":98.49,"end":103.51,"text":"Well, the point now is the reason I said this."},{"start":103.85,"end":104.99,"text":"Yeah, great."},{"start":105.21,"end":105.67,"text":"Oh, God."},{"start":105.79,"end":109.35,"text":"I want to say something about him."},{"start":109.99,"end":116.47,"text":"As his wife, I think through the, when you come in with that one, you get that."},{"start":116.81,"end":121,"text":"And when you see your wife, you get a lot more."},{"start":121.14,"end":124.3,"text":"And it's a little different when you're at church."},{"start":124.92,"end":125.32,"text":"Thank you."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with Representative Thomas S. Gettys, John E. Nidecker, and Max L. Friedersdorf for a brief, informal session that included a photo opportunity. The discussion touched upon the upcoming congressional elections and personal anecdotes regarding the military service and background of J.P. \"Dick\" Richards. The meeting concluded with the presentation of gifts and exchange of pleasantries between the President and his guests.","topics":["Congressional elections","J.P. Richards","White House photography","Gift presentation","Political relations"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-07T23:24:14.579Z"},"topicSlugs":["congressional-elections","j-p-richards","white-house-photography","gift-presentation","political-relations"],"audioDurationSec":141,"audioFiles":[{"file":"776-013.mp3","bytes":3382960,"durationSec":140.88,"bitrate":192104,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:57.945Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/776-013.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/776-013","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/776/conversation-776-013","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}