{"conversationCode":"859-006","tapeNumber":859,"conversationNumber":6,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-859-006","startDateTime":"1973-02-21T14:27:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-02-21T14:30:00.000Z","startDate":"21-Feb-1973","startTime":"9:27 AM","endDate":"21-Feb-1973","endTime":"9:30 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Freeman, Linda;","description":"On February 21, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Linda Freeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:27 am to 9:30 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 859-006 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. 859-6\n\nDate: February 21, 1973\nTime: Between 9:27 am and 9:30 am\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President talked with Lida Freeman.\n\n[See Conversation No. 43-137]","filename":["859-006.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Freeman, Linda"],"prevCode":"859-005","nextCode":"859-007","transcript":[{"start":5.47,"end":16.22,"text":"I just wanted you to know that Mrs. Nixon and I were thinking about you today, and you know I just want a very great affection for Ben."},{"start":16.3,"end":22.18,"text":"He's a wonderful man, and I know that you made his last years very, very happy."},{"start":29.1,"end":33.12,"text":"Well, he was a man, you know, he got, I remember the time,"},{"start":37.81,"end":38.01,"text":"Well..."},{"start":63.59,"end":71.41,"text":"I'd like to be there for myself, but I can't get away right now."},{"start":71.45,"end":74.92,"text":"But we're there in spirit with you today."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met briefly with Linda Freeman to offer condolences and personal support following the recent passing of her husband, Ben. Nixon expressed his high regard for Ben and shared his regrets regarding his inability to attend the funeral services in person. The conversation served as a private gesture of comfort from the President and the First Lady to a grieving family member.","topics":["Condolences","Personal relations","Funeral","White House protocol"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-08T01:25:43.407Z"},"topicSlugs":["condolences","personal-relations","funeral","white-house-protocol"],"audioDurationSec":85,"audioFiles":[{"file":"859-006.mp3","bytes":2044658,"durationSec":85.07,"bitrate":192287,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:00.696Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/859-006.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/859-006","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/859/conversation-859-006","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}