{"conversationCode":"857-008","tapeNumber":857,"conversationNumber":8,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-857-008","startDateTime":"1973-02-15T17:19:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-02-15T17:47:00.000Z","startDate":"15-Feb-1973","startTime":"12:19 PM","endDate":"15-Feb-1973","endTime":"12:47 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)];","description":"On February 15, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:19 pm and 12:47 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 857-008 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. 857-8\n\nDate: February 15, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 12:19 pm and 12:47 pm\nLocation: Oval Office\n\f                                          -45-\n\n                  NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM\n\n                                                     Conversation No. 857-8 (cont’d)\n\nThe President met with an unknown man.\n\n       Names on a list\n             -Titles\n                     -Ambassador\n             -Circling of names\n\n       Letters\n                 -Preparation\n                 -First names\n\nThe unknown man left at an unknown time before 12:47 pm.","filename":["857-008.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","[Unknown person(s)]"],"prevCode":"857-007","nextCode":"857-009","transcript":[{"start":0.3,"end":0.73,"text":"Kuss."},{"start":1.11,"end":1.29,"text":"Kuss."},{"start":30.89,"end":31.53,"text":"That's how you indicate."},{"start":31.55,"end":39.31,"text":"These are first names, right?"},{"start":39.33,"end":39.67,"text":"Yes, sir."},{"start":39.71,"end":46.74,"text":"I can sit faster, you sit here much faster."},{"start":65.1,"end":68.47,"text":"You can either circle or write an email."},{"start":68.53,"end":69.01,"text":"Excuse me."},{"start":69.05,"end":70.12,"text":"Yeah, I'll circle or write an email."},{"start":104.48,"end":114.86,"text":"These letters should be prepared."},{"start":115.1,"end":116.72,"text":"Where they are."},{"start":116.74,"end":117.04,"text":"First name."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with an unknown individual to review a list of potential ambassadorial candidates and staff appointments. The discussion focused on administrative protocols for correspondence, specifically the use of first names and the procedure for marking selections on the provided list. Nixon confirmed his preference for circling names to expedite the preparation of official letters.","topics":["Ambassadorial appointments","Administrative procedures","Correspondence","Personnel selection"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-08T01:24:07.603Z"},"topicSlugs":["ambassadorial-appointments","administrative-procedures","correspondence","personnel-selection"],"audioDurationSec":142,"audioFiles":[{"file":"857-008.mp3","bytes":3419571,"durationSec":142.36,"bitrate":192164,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:00.696Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:44:48.840Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/857-008.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/857-008","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/857/conversation-857-008","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}