{"conversationCode":"778-011","tapeNumber":778,"conversationNumber":11,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-778-011","startDateTime":"1972-09-15T14:40:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-09-15T14:42:00.000Z","startDate":"15-Sep-1972","startTime":"10:40 AM","endDate":"15-Sep-1972","endTime":"10:42 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Connally, John B.;","description":"On September 15, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:40 am to 10:42 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 778-011 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. 778-11\n\nDate: September 15, 1972\nTime: 10:40 am -10:42 am\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President talked with John B. Connally.\n\n          Greetings\n\n          Watch\n            -Presidential seal\n            -1972 election\n\n*****************************************************************\n\n                                        (rev. Feb-24)\n\nBEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1\n[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 11/29/2022.\nSegment will remain closed.]\n[Personal Returnable]\n[778-011-w001]\n[Duration: 1m 20s]\n\nEND WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1\n\n*****************************************************************","filename":["778-011.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Connally, John B."],"prevCode":"778-010","nextCode":"778-012","transcript":[{"start":20.53,"end":23.83,"text":"It's not a very valuable information."},{"start":23.91,"end":30.98,"text":"It's somebody, a fellow, one of our American watchmakers made it, and I got a few predictions."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and John B. Connally held a brief, informal meeting in the Oval Office to discuss personal items and current events. The conversation primarily centered on a watch featuring the presidential seal and brief remarks concerning the 1972 election. No substantive policy decisions were made during this exchange.","topics":["1972 Presidential Election","Presidential Seal","Personal Memorabilia","John B. Connally"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-07T23:26:12.710Z"},"topicSlugs":["1972-presidential-election","presidential-seal","personal-memorabilia","john-b-connally"],"audioDurationSec":64,"audioFiles":[{"file":"778-011.mp3","bytes":1540387,"durationSec":64.11,"bitrate":192227,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:57.945Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/778-011.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/778-011","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/778/conversation-778-011","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}