{"conversationCode":"829-005","tapeNumber":829,"conversationNumber":5,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-829-005","startDateTime":"1973-01-01T12:32:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-01-01T14:25:00.000Z","startDate":"1-Jan-1973","startTime":"7:32 AM","endDate":"1-Jan-1973","endTime":"9:25 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Landry, Tom;","description":"On January 1, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Tom Landry met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:32 am and 9:25 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 829-005 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"OVAL","recordingDevice":"Oval Office","latitudeEstimated":38.8974,"longitudeEstimated":-77.0374,"chronCode":"5.3","chronRelease":"Fifth Chronological Release: Part III","chronReleaseDate":"23-Jun-2009","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 829-5\n\nDate: January 1, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 7:32 am and 9:25 am\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President dictated a letter to Tom Landry.\n\n       Washington Redskins- Dallas Cowboys game\n           -The President's support\n           -Respect for Tom Landry and Cowboys\n           -Last year's performance\n                 -National Football League [NFL] champions\n           -Performance by Bob Lilly\n           -Dignity of team\n\n       Instruction to typist","filename":["829-005.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Landry, Tom"],"prevCode":"829-004","nextCode":"829-006","transcript":[{"start":2.37,"end":8.01,"text":"This is Tom Landry of the Nelson Conference."},{"start":15.01,"end":28.91,"text":"Dear Tom, as one who always boasts her own team, I was, uh,"},{"start":30.45,"end":47.47,"text":"uh as a football fan however i want you to know that"},{"start":70.65,"end":74.99,"text":"The whole nation has an arm's respect for you and the Dallas Cowboys, period."},{"start":97.62,"end":100.04,"text":"You were great when you"},{"start":101.19,"end":126.61,"text":"were the champions last year, and you acted like champions when you had to absorb what I know was a bitter defeat, a tough loss this year."},{"start":139.85,"end":150.88,"text":"uh incidentally i will always marvel at how bodily with the injuries could have played such an outstanding game period"},{"start":197.16,"end":216.81,"text":"the dignity of the employees, which you and all the cowboys demonstrated throughout the game."},{"start":228.25,"end":248.28,"text":"We're in the best conditions of competitive athletics in our country."},{"start":260.14,"end":261.22,"text":"And do this one, too."},{"start":261.42,"end":262.28,"text":"Call it Dear Tom."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon dictates a letter to Dallas Cowboys head coach Tom Landry to express his personal admiration following the team's recent performance. The President commends the Cowboys for maintaining their dignity despite a difficult loss, specifically highlighting Bob Lilly’s resilience while playing through injuries. The correspondence reinforces Nixon’s respect for the team's championship history and their representation of high standards in competitive athletics.","topics":["Dallas Cowboys","Tom Landry","Professional Football","Bob Lilly","Sportsmanship","Presidential correspondence"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-08T00:41:14.021Z"},"topicSlugs":["dallas-cowboys","tom-landry","professional-football","bob-lilly","sportsmanship","presidential-correspondence"],"audioDurationSec":267,"audioFiles":[{"file":"829-005.mp3","bytes":6418587,"durationSec":267.29,"bitrate":192106,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:59.849Z","transcriptGapSeconds":82,"transcriptGapShare":0.31,"transcriptQuality":"incomplete","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/829-005.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/829-005","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/829/conversation-829-005","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}