{"conversationCode":"852-018","tapeNumber":852,"conversationNumber":18,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-852-018","startDateTime":"1973-02-07T22:12:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-02-08T04:59:00.000Z","startDate":"7-Feb-1973","startTime":"5:12 PM","endDate":"7-Feb-1973","endTime":"11:59 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"[Unknown person(s)];","description":"On February 7, 1973, unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:12 pm and 11:59 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 852-018 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"OVAL","recordingDevice":"Oval Office","latitudeEstimated":38.8974,"longitudeEstimated":-77.0374,"chronCode":"5.4","chronRelease":"Fifth Chronological Release: Part IV","chronReleaseDate":"8-Dec-2010","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 852-18\n\nDate: February 7, 1973\nTime: Unknown after 5:12 pm\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nUnknown people met.\n\n       Unknown person’s location\n\n       President’s location\n\nThe unknown people left at an unknown time at an unknown time after 5:12 pm.","filename":["852-018.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["[Unknown person(s)]"],"prevCode":"852-017","nextCode":"852-019","transcript":[{"start":0.56,"end":2.9,"text":"He killed that guy on the street."},{"start":3.34,"end":3.44,"text":"What?"},{"start":3.48,"end":4.64,"text":"He killed that guy on the street."},{"start":5.71,"end":6.63,"text":"I don't believe it's true."},{"start":6.65,"end":8.73,"text":"I don't know how long it will be over there."},{"start":8.75,"end":10.08,"text":"I don't know how long it will be."},{"start":10.1,"end":10.84,"text":"I don't know how long it will be."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and unidentified individuals discuss reports regarding a violent incident involving a fatality on the street. The participants express skepticism regarding the veracity of the claim and deliberate on the uncertainty surrounding an unspecified duration of time or event. No further context is provided, leaving the nature of the event and the identities of the speakers unclear.","topics":["Violence","Rumors","Unidentified subjects","Public safety"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-08T01:14:44.336Z"},"topicSlugs":["violence","rumors","unidentified-subjects","public-safety"],"audioDurationSec":17,"audioFiles":[{"file":"852-018.mp3","bytes":403960,"durationSec":16.69,"bitrate":193591,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:59.849Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/852-018.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/852-018","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/852/conversation-852-018","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}