{"conversationCode":"842-005","tapeNumber":842,"conversationNumber":5,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-842-005","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 842-005 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. 842-5\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 George R. Davis, Minister of the National Christian Church.\n\n       Lyndon B. Johnson's funeral service\n            -Choir\n\n       Davis’s qualities\n\f                                            -3-\n\n                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM\n\n                                                             Conversation No. 842-5 (cont’d)\n\n       Vietnam settlement\n            -Criticism","filename":["842-005.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)"],"prevCode":"842-004","nextCode":"842-006","transcript":[{"start":0.27,"end":3.53,"text":"The other one is to Dr. Davis, dear Dr. Davis."},{"start":3.55,"end":25.4,"text":"The services that have entered the church today in memory of President Johnson."},{"start":52.84,"end":63.8,"text":"I was particularly impressed by the Slender Choir and I would appreciate it if you would extend your mind."},{"start":103.5,"end":132.92,"text":"spiritual advisor, a man who not only believed in him, but one who had such a deep sense of patriotism"},{"start":148.62,"end":166.09,"text":"now that we have achieved our goal of the settlement in Vietnam, which we believe can bring peace and honor."},{"start":195.24,"end":196.47,"text":"Your creation is great."},{"start":247.53,"end":248.82,"text":"And that doesn't fit very well."},{"start":251.23,"end":251.55,"text":"Sincerity."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon dictated a letter to Dr. George R. Davis, minister of the National Christian Church, to express his appreciation for the funeral services held for former President Lyndon B. Johnson. He specifically commended the choir’s performance and praised Davis for his qualities as a spiritual advisor and patriot. Nixon also incorporated a reflection on the recent Vietnam peace settlement, aiming to frame the agreement as a significant achievement for peace and honor.","topics":["Lyndon B. Johnson","funeral service","George R. Davis","Vietnam settlement","presidential correspondence"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-08T01:01:36.734Z"},"topicSlugs":["lyndon-b-johnson","funeral-service","george-r-davis","vietnam-settlement","presidential-correspondence"],"audioDurationSec":257,"audioFiles":[{"file":"842-005.mp3","bytes":6168687,"durationSec":256.89,"bitrate":192101,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:59.849Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:44:45.078Z","transcriptGapSeconds":69,"transcriptGapShare":0.27,"transcriptQuality":"incomplete","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/842-005.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/842-005","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/842/conversation-842-005","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}