{"conversationCode":"827-016","tapeNumber":827,"conversationNumber":16,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-827-016","startDateTime":"1972-12-20T19:40:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-12-20T19:45:00.000Z","startDate":"20-Dec-1972","startTime":"2:40 PM","endDate":"20-Dec-1972","endTime":"2:45 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President);","description":"On December 20, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:40 pm and 2:45 pm. 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(President)"],"prevCode":"827-015","nextCode":"827-017","transcript":[{"start":4.45,"end":16.2,"text":"By the coverage of those years, we had the perfect scenario."},{"start":17.56,"end":22.7,"text":"When I was serving in the House of Senators, Vice President Perry and Perry,"},{"start":41.6,"end":42.85,"text":"We all felt very closer."},{"start":82.15,"end":101.61,"text":"All the people who have worked for us, all the many, many people who have worked for us through the years, I think Archie and I are still closest to him."},{"start":101.63,"end":102.67,"text":"This is why, because"},{"start":120.73,"end":124.94,"text":"of the kinds by which you shall rely on such great weapons in this world."},{"start":160.38,"end":163.72,"text":"when they were very small children, creative."},{"start":177.17,"end":178.13,"text":"And as a result of your piece,"},{"start":194.63,"end":198.42,"text":"I shall be sure I shall secure that journey."},{"start":213.02,"end":216.32,"text":"She will, uh, visit us at the White House."},{"start":216.34,"end":220.1,"text":"Uh, we just have so much hope."},{"start":220.22,"end":241.69,"text":"And at a time when, uh, our two daughters and, uh, at a time when Christian Billy will, uh, have returned from their travels abroad, from their trips abroad, there is nothing we can try more than to see her again."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon used this session to dictate a letter to journalist Ronald Kessler regarding an article about the Nixon family's history and personal connections. The President reflected on his career in the House, Senate, and Vice Presidency, while also emphasizing his enduring closeness to long-time associates like Clifford and Archie Moore. Furthermore, Nixon finalized arrangements for a future White House visit for Mrs. Moore to coincide with the return of his daughters, Julie Nixon Eisenhower and Tricia Nixon Cox.","topics":["Ronald Kessler","Press relations","Nixon family","White House visitors","Political career","Clifford Moore"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-08T00:38:12.641Z"},"topicSlugs":["ronald-kessler","press-relations","nixon-family","white-house-visitors","political-career","clifford-moore"],"audioDurationSec":252,"audioFiles":[{"file":"827-016.mp3","bytes":6059322,"durationSec":252.33,"bitrate":192105,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:59.849Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:44:41.724Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/827-016.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/827-016","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/827/conversation-827-016","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). 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