{"conversationCode":"862-001","tapeNumber":862,"conversationNumber":1,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-862-001","startDateTime":"1973-02-23T13:00:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-02-23T14:33:00.000Z","startDate":"23-Feb-1973","startTime":"8:00 AM","endDate":"23-Feb-1973","endTime":"9:33 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.; [Unknown person(s)];","description":"On February 23, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:00 am and 9:33 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 862-001 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. 862-1\n\nDate: February 23, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 8:00 am and 9:33 am\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Henry A. Kissinger. The recording began at an unknown time while the\nmeeting was in progress.\n\n       Vietnam [?]\n             -Military action\n\nKissinger met with an unknown man at an unknown time before 9:33 am.\n\n       Greeting\n\nKissinger left at 9:33 am.","filename":["862-001.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Kissinger, Henry A.","[Unknown person(s)]"],"prevCode":"861-022","nextCode":"862-002","transcript":[{"start":1.33,"end":4.37,"text":"I mean, oh yeah, it's grand technical."},{"start":4.79,"end":8.68,"text":"And then you say, if you make this violation, Mr. President, it is really."},{"start":9.36,"end":11.68,"text":"Most of these are two or three times."},{"start":12.42,"end":14.61,"text":"Major, if you make this violation, you are severed."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and Henry Kissinger discussed the enforcement of the Vietnam peace agreements, focusing on the potential consequences for violations. The conversation emphasized the necessity of a firm stance regarding military breaches to ensure adherence to established protocols. Kissinger later met with an unidentified individual, marking a transition in the morning's proceedings.","topics":["Vietnam","Foreign Policy","Military Action","Peace Accords","Enforcement"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-08T05:32:45.112Z"},"topicSlugs":["vietnam","foreign-policy","military-action","peace-accords","enforcement"],"audioDurationSec":36,"audioFiles":[{"file":"862-001.mp3","bytes":877967,"durationSec":36.47,"bitrate":192607,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:00.696Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/862-001.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/862-001","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/862/conversation-862-001","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}