{"conversationCode":"829-017","tapeNumber":829,"conversationNumber":17,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-829-017","startDateTime":"1973-01-02T13:45:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-01-02T13:53:00.000Z","startDate":"2-Jan-1973","startTime":"8:45 AM","endDate":"2-Jan-1973","endTime":"8:53 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); McKay, John;","description":"On January 2, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and John McKay met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:45 am and 8:53 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 829-017 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. 829-17\n\nDate: January 2, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 8:45 am and 8:53 am.\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President dictated a letter to John McKay.\n\n       Congratulations\n            -University of Southern California’s [USC] victory over Ohio State University\n            -Football\n            -Coaching ability\n\f                                               -26-\n\n                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM","filename":["829-017.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","McKay, John"],"prevCode":"829-016","nextCode":"829-018","transcript":[{"start":0.55,"end":5.03,"text":"I think your team will be going to the Super Bowl."},{"start":5.05,"end":6.87,"text":"Congratulations."},{"start":38.33,"end":57.12,"text":"doing such a superb job of coaching one of the, truly, one of the greatest teams in college football history."},{"start":57.13,"end":58.23,"text":"That's sincerely very apparent."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with John McKay to dictate a congratulatory letter regarding the University of Southern California’s recent Rose Bowl victory over Ohio State University. The conversation focused on praising McKay’s coaching prowess and the historical significance of his team’s performance. Nixon specifically highlighted his admiration for the team's exceptional quality and success during the collegiate football season.","topics":["University of Southern California","College football","John McKay","Rose Bowl","Sports commendation"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-08T00:42:21.318Z"},"topicSlugs":["university-of-southern-california","college-football","john-mckay","rose-bowl","sports-commendation"],"audioDurationSec":63,"audioFiles":[{"file":"829-017.mp3","bytes":1527212,"durationSec":63.48,"bitrate":192465,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:59.848Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:44:42.195Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/829-017.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/829-017","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/829/conversation-829-017","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}