{"conversationCode":"838-012","tapeNumber":838,"conversationNumber":12,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-838-012","startDateTime":"1973-01-11T14:42:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-01-11T14:43:00.000Z","startDate":"11-Jan-1973","startTime":"9:42 AM","endDate":"11-Jan-1973","endTime":"9:43 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Lynn, James T.;","description":"On January 11, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and James T. Lynn met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:42 am to 9:43 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 838-012 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. 838-12\n\nDate: January 11, 1973\nTime: Between 9:42 and 9:43 am\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President talked with James T. Lynn.\n\n[See Conversation No. 35-130]","filename":["838-012.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Lynn, James T."],"prevCode":"838-011","nextCode":"838-013","transcript":[{"start":10.5,"end":26.42,"text":"We aren't going to have a cabinet meeting until you guys are confirmed, but I just want you to know that we haven't forgotten yet, and that, uh, pull up for you, and, uh, I was going to have a counselor's in, but I might want somebody to stay with me, so I'm going to wiggle that to the plane, which is just as well."},{"start":27.04,"end":29.08,"text":"And, uh, when you get confirmed, or, you know..."},{"start":51.82,"end":51.91,"text":"Yeah."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with James T. Lynn to discuss the status of pending cabinet confirmations and the organizational structure of his administration. Nixon indicated that he was postponing cabinet meetings until nominees were confirmed and signaled potential adjustments to the counselor positions within his staff. This brief exchange served to reassure Lynn of his position and outline the President's preference for direct proximity to his advisors.","topics":["Cabinet confirmation","White House staff","Executive reorganization","Presidential advisory structure"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-08T00:55:59.291Z"},"topicSlugs":["cabinet-confirmation","white-house-staff","executive-reorganization","presidential-advisory-structure"],"audioDurationSec":62,"audioFiles":[{"file":"838-012.mp3","bytes":1482934,"durationSec":61.67,"bitrate":192380,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:59.848Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/838-012.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/838-012","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/838/conversation-838-012","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}