{"conversationCode":"842-004","tapeNumber":842,"conversationNumber":4,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-842-004","startDateTime":"1973-01-25T16:06:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-01-26T04:18:00.000Z","startDate":"25-Jan-1973","startTime":"11:06 AM","endDate":"25-Jan-1973","endTime":"11:18 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President);","description":"On January 25, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:06 am and 11:18 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 842-004 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. 842-4\n\nDate: January 25, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 11:06 am and 11:18 am\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President dictated a letter to W. Marvin Watson.\n\n       Lyndon B. Johnson\n            -Eulogy by W. Marvin Watson\n\n       Watson’s abilities","filename":["842-004.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)"],"prevCode":"842-003","nextCode":"842-005","transcript":[{"start":2.06,"end":2.42,"text":"You're welcome."},{"start":48.16,"end":60.42,"text":"He was most fortunate to have a man of your integrity, ability, and dedication."},{"start":65.91,"end":70.84,"text":"As one of his closest advisors and friends and servant."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon dictates a formal letter to W. Marvin Watson regarding the passing of former President Lyndon B. Johnson. Nixon commends Watson for his dedicated service, integrity, and significant contributions as a close advisor to Johnson. The correspondence serves as both a gesture of sympathy and a recognition of the professional bond between Watson and the late president.","topics":["Lyndon B. Johnson","W. Marvin Watson","Presidential correspondence","Eulogy","Political legacy"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-08T01:01:31.175Z"},"topicSlugs":["lyndon-b-johnson","w-marvin-watson","presidential-correspondence","eulogy","political-legacy"],"audioDurationSec":77,"audioFiles":[{"file":"842-004.mp3","bytes":1844064,"durationSec":76.71,"bitrate":192323,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:59.849Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/842-004.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/842-004","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/842/conversation-842-004","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}