{"conversationCode":"838-002","tapeNumber":838,"conversationNumber":2,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-838-002","startDateTime":"1973-01-11T13:36:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-01-11T14:04:00.000Z","startDate":"11-Jan-1973","startTime":"8:36 AM","endDate":"11-Jan-1973","endTime":"9:04 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Acker, Marjorie P.;","description":"On January 11, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Marjorie P. Acker met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:36 am and 9:04 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 838-002 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. 838-2\n\nDate: January 11, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 8:36 and 9:04 am\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Marjorie P. Acker at 8:36 am.\n\n*****************************************************************\n\n[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift during\nchronological review 2007-2013]\n\n       Rose Mary Woods\n             -President’s clothing\n                    -Neckties\n\n*****************************************************************\n\f                                                -2-\n\n                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM\n\nAcker left at an unknown time before 9:04 am.","filename":["838-002.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Acker, Marjorie P."],"prevCode":"838-001","nextCode":"838-003","transcript":[{"start":0.73,"end":8.19,"text":"Oh, Mark, those two guys in the game, you are some of the disciples."},{"start":24.57,"end":28.51,"text":"And I want you to get out and to ."},{"start":29.29,"end":33.33,"text":"I need two or three guys to look at it."},{"start":51.03,"end":52.15,"text":"Okay, thank you."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Richard Nixon met with Marjorie P. Acker in the Oval Office to discuss personal administrative matters, specifically involving his clothing and neckties. The conversation also touched upon the professional arrangements of his staff, with the President tasking Acker with delegating specific oversight duties to his associates. This brief meeting served to facilitate personal housekeeping and internal staff coordination.","topics":["Presidential clothing","Neckties","Personal administration","Staff coordination","Oval Office meetings"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-08T00:55:02.765Z"},"topicSlugs":["presidential-clothing","neckties","personal-administration","staff-coordination","oval-office-meetings"],"audioDurationSec":78,"audioFiles":[{"file":"838-002.mp3","bytes":1870395,"durationSec":77.81,"bitrate":192295,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:59.849Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:44:44.363Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/838-002.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/838-002","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/838/conversation-838-002","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}