{"conversationCode":"815-007","tapeNumber":815,"conversationNumber":7,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-815-007","startDateTime":"1972-11-24T13:56:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-11-24T14:37:00.000Z","startDate":"24-Nov-1972","startTime":"8:56 AM","endDate":"24-Nov-1972","endTime":"9:37 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President);","description":"On November 24, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:56 am and 9:37 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 815-007 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"OVAL","recordingDevice":"Oval Office","latitudeEstimated":38.8974,"longitudeEstimated":-77.0374,"chronCode":"5.2","chronRelease":"Fifth Chronological Release: Part II","chronReleaseDate":"2-Dec-2008","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 815-7\n\nDate: November 24, 1972\nTime: Unknown between 8:56 am and 9:37 am\nLocation: Oval Office\n\f                                                  -13-\n\n                      NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM\n\n                                                                Conversation No. 815-19 (cont’d)\n\nThe President replayed the dictation of the letter to Robert Devaney.\n\n[This is a continuation of Conversation No. 815-5]\n\n       University of Nebraska football\n            -Victories\n                   -Congratulatory messages\n            -Defeats\n\nThe President resumed dictation.\n\n                -University of Nebraska\n                     -Victory\n                     -Defeat\n                            -Devaney’s last home game as head coach [November 23, 1972 versus\n                             University of Oklahoma]\n                                 -Disappointment\n                                 -Devaney’s fans\n                                 -Devaney’s career","filename":["815-007.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)"],"prevCode":"815-006","nextCode":"815-008","transcript":[{"start":0.45,"end":4.29,"text":"Uh, hundreds of, uh, congratulatory, uh, messages."},{"start":5.52,"end":17.39,"text":"When you win games, when your teams have won games, that you hardly, uh, don't want to look back when you lose again, period."},{"start":33.53,"end":46.48,"text":"The purpose of this note is to tell you that Nebraska was great in victory and also a great team in defeat."},{"start":75.6,"end":87.19,"text":"I regret the fact that your team lost the last home game with you as head coach."},{"start":87.25,"end":101.48,"text":"I'm sure it was a personal disappointment."},{"start":103.3,"end":104.32,"text":"However, the amount"},{"start":105.55,"end":109.87,"text":"football fans across the country who have followed you over the years."},{"start":132.77,"end":144.2,"text":"or for the following, for the thousands of football fans throughout the country for the years."},{"start":144.36,"end":160.39,"text":"This loss did not detract one bit from the luster you have acquired as one of the football"},{"start":161.62,"end":163.42,"text":"Coaches, all time great."},{"start":163.54,"end":174.09,"text":"All time great."},{"start":174.11,"end":174.37,"text":"Sincerely,"}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon dictates a congratulatory and consolatory letter to University of Nebraska head football coach Robert Devaney following his final home game. The President expresses his regret over the team's loss to the University of Oklahoma while emphasizing that the defeat does not diminish Devaney's status as one of the greatest coaches in football history. The dictation serves to formally acknowledge Devaney's career achievements and the loyalty of his national fan base.","topics":["Robert Devaney","University of Nebraska football","Presidential correspondence","College football"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-08T00:23:04.469Z"},"topicSlugs":["robert-devaney","university-of-nebraska-football","presidential-correspondence","college-football"],"audioDurationSec":180,"audioFiles":[{"file":"815-007.mp3","bytes":4316067,"durationSec":179.71,"bitrate":192138,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:59.848Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:44:38.729Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/815-007.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/815-007","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/815/conversation-815-007","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}