{"conversationCode":"897-015","tapeNumber":897,"conversationNumber":15,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-897-015","startDateTime":"1973-04-16T17:57:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-04-16T17:58:00.000Z","startDate":"16-Apr-1973","startTime":"12:57 PM","endDate":"16-Apr-1973","endTime":"12:58 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)];","description":"On April 16, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:57 pm and 12:58 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 897-015 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. 897-15\n\nDate: April 16, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 12:57 pm and 12:58 pm\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with an unknown person.\n\f                                            -19-\n\n                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM\n\n                                                              Conversation No. 897-15 (cont’d)\n\n*****************************************************************\n[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]\n\n       Refreshment\n              -Consume\n\n       President’s schedule\n              -John D. Ehrlichman\n\n[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]\n*****************************************************************\n\nThe unknown person left at an unknown time before 12:58 pm.","filename":["897-015.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","[Unknown person(s)]"],"prevCode":"897-014","nextCode":"897-016","transcript":[{"start":3.27,"end":4.48,"text":"so don't mind if they can't."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon held a brief meeting with an unidentified individual in the Oval Office to discuss administrative logistics. The conversation centered on the President's upcoming schedule, specifically regarding John D. Ehrlichman. The encounter concluded quickly, with no substantive policy decisions recorded.","topics":["John D. Ehrlichman","Presidential schedule","Oval Office administration"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-08T23:30:18.051Z"},"topicSlugs":["john-d-ehrlichman","presidential-schedule","oval-office-administration"],"audioDurationSec":10,"audioFiles":[{"file":"897-015.mp3","bytes":313344,"durationSec":9.68,"bitrate":258961,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:06.080Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:44:58.408Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/897-015.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/897-015","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/897/conversation-897-015","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}