{"conversationCode":"890-012","tapeNumber":890,"conversationNumber":12,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-890-012","startDateTime":"1973-03-30T15:44:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-03-30T16:10:00.000Z","startDate":"30-Mar-1973","startTime":"10:44 AM","endDate":"30-Mar-1973","endTime":"11:10 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)];","description":"On March 30, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:44 am and 11:10 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 890-012 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. 890-12\n\nDate: March 30, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 10:44 am and 11:10 am\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with an unknown man [Navy steward].\n\n*****************************************************************\n[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]\n\n      Weather\n           -President’s clothes\n                 -Coats\n\f                                                -23-\n\n                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM\n\n                                                              Conversation No. 890-37 (cont’d)\n\n                        -Los Angeles\n\n[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]\n*****************************************************************\n\nThe unknown man left at an unknown time before 11:10 am.","filename":["890-012.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","[Unknown person(s)]"],"prevCode":"890-011","nextCode":"890-013","transcript":[{"start":0.23,"end":3.01,"text":"Chief, it looks like it's going to be fairly cool out there."},{"start":3.67,"end":4.15,"text":"Yes, sir."},{"start":4.19,"end":15.53,"text":"So maybe we'd better put... Rather than the... Just have me wear the..."},{"start":16.48,"end":20.5,"text":"with my dark top coat rather than the raincoat."},{"start":20.56,"end":27.11,"text":"But I mean, I won't wear the raincoat here either, so we don't need to take two coats."},{"start":27.19,"end":31.15,"text":"Now, could you take the top coat out there?"},{"start":31.87,"end":33.21,"text":"Yes, sir."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon consults with a Navy steward regarding his attire for an upcoming departure, specifically determining which coat is appropriate for the weather conditions. The President decides to wear a dark topcoat instead of a raincoat to avoid unnecessary transport of multiple garments. The discussion concludes with the steward confirming he will manage the logistical arrangements for the coat.","topics":["Presidential logistics","Navy stewards","Weather","Personal attire"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-08T23:15:48.685Z"},"topicSlugs":["presidential-logistics","navy-stewards","weather","personal-attire"],"audioDurationSec":39,"audioFiles":[{"file":"890-012.mp3","bytes":268288,"durationSec":38.55,"bitrate":55680,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:02.069Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:44:56.806Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/890-012.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/890-012","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/890/conversation-890-012","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}