{"conversationCode":"893-018","tapeNumber":893,"conversationNumber":18,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-893-018","startDateTime":"1973-04-11T19:59:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-04-11T20:05:00.000Z","startDate":"11-Apr-1973","startTime":"2:59 PM","endDate":"11-Apr-1973","endTime":"3:05 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)];","description":"On April 11, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:59 pm and 3:05 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 893-018 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"OVAL","recordingDevice":"Oval Office","latitudeEstimated":38.8974,"longitudeEstimated":-77.0374,"chronCode":"5.5","chronRelease":"Fifth Chronological Release: Part V","chronReleaseDate":"21-Aug-2013","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 893-18\n\nDate: April 11, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 2:59 pm and 3:05 pm\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with an unknown man.\n\n     President’s schedule\n           -Presentation of award\n                 -Thelma C (“Pat”) Nixon’s attendance\n                 -Arrangements\n                       -Ronald L. Ziegler\n\nUnknown man left at an unknown time before 3:05 pm.\n\f                                           -42-\n\n                     NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM\n\n                                                           Conversation No. 893-19 (cont’d)","filename":["893-018.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","[Unknown person(s)]"],"prevCode":"893-017","nextCode":"893-019","transcript":[{"start":5.83,"end":9.93,"text":"She just turned right back and she said she'd like to talk to you."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with an unidentified individual to coordinate his upcoming schedule and the logistics for an award presentation. The discussion focused primarily on ensuring the attendance of First Lady Pat Nixon at the event. Ronald L. Ziegler was identified as a key point of contact for finalizing these ceremonial arrangements.","topics":["Presidential schedule","Pat Nixon","Ronald Ziegler","Award presentation","Logistics"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-08T23:23:01.852Z"},"topicSlugs":["presidential-schedule","pat-nixon","ronald-ziegler","award-presentation","logistics"],"audioDurationSec":24,"audioFiles":[{"file":"893-018.mp3","bytes":763904,"durationSec":23.76,"bitrate":257206,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:06.081Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:44:57.514Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/893-018.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/893-018","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/893/conversation-893-018","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}