{"conversationCode":"876-001","tapeNumber":876,"conversationNumber":1,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-876-001","startDateTime":"1973-03-12T13:29:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-03-12T14:30:00.000Z","startDate":"12-Mar-1973","startTime":"8:29 AM","endDate":"12-Mar-1973","endTime":"9:30 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President);","description":"On March 12, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:29 am and 9:30 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 876-001 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. 876-1\n\nDate: March 12, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 8:29 am and 9:30 am\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President dictated a memorandum to H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.\n\n      Kennedy Center\n           -Use of Presidential box\n                 -Plans by Haldeman and William E. Timmons\n                 -Guests of President\n                       -Cabinet officer or White House staff member\n                       -Congressmen and Senators","filename":["876-001.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)"],"prevCode":"875-005","nextCode":"876-002","transcript":[{"start":0.24,"end":4.88,"text":"With further reference, this is a memory of the home of the Kennedy Center."},{"start":6.56,"end":14.58,"text":"Performance is in the use of the presidential box."},{"start":14.6,"end":27.7,"text":"I think it would be very helpful if you could sit down and ask him to get up a game plan whereby for the next 60 days,"},{"start":29.34,"end":37.17,"text":"present for walks in three theaters will be used for congressional guests and wives."},{"start":43.27,"end":44.27,"text":"May it be remembered again."},{"start":61.09,"end":65.78,"text":"After the 16th grade has expired, we should have covered it."},{"start":98.31,"end":99.54,"text":"May it be members again."},{"start":125.21,"end":129.61,"text":"After the 16th grade has expired, we should have covered"}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon dictated a memorandum to H.R. Haldeman outlining a strategy to utilize the presidential box at the Kennedy Center for outreach. The plan instructs Haldeman and William E. Timmons to coordinate the attendance of members of Congress, cabinet officers, and White House staff over a 60-day period. This initiative aimed to foster political relations by ensuring the box was consistently occupied by influential guests.","topics":["Kennedy Center","Presidential box","H.R. Haldeman","William E. Timmons","Congressional outreach","White House operations"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-08T22:56:05.547Z"},"topicSlugs":["kennedy-center","presidential-box","h-r-haldeman","william-e-timmons","congressional-outreach","white-house-operations"],"audioDurationSec":176,"audioFiles":[{"file":"876-001.mp3","bytes":1150705,"durationSec":175.63,"bitrate":52414,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:02.068Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/876-001.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/876-001","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/876/conversation-876-001","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}