{"conversationCode":"902-004","tapeNumber":902,"conversationNumber":4,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-902-004","startDateTime":"1973-04-19T16:08:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-04-19T16:09:00.000Z","startDate":"19-Apr-1973","startTime":"11:08 AM","endDate":"19-Apr-1973","endTime":"11:09 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.;","description":"On April 19, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:08 am to 11:09 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 902-004 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. 902-004\n\nDate: April 19, 1973\nTime: 11:08 am - 11:09 am\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Henry A. Kissinger.\n\n       Kissinger\n              -Conversation with William E. Timmons\n              -Briefing\n\nKissinger left at 11:09 am.\n\n       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542","filename":["902-004.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Kissinger, Henry A."],"prevCode":"902-003","nextCode":"902-005","transcript":[{"start":0.43,"end":2.95,"text":"I just wanted to tell you, I talked to Dennis last night."},{"start":2.97,"end":4.79,"text":"He really led us into it."},{"start":4.83,"end":5.28,"text":"Dennis?"},{"start":5.3,"end":5.5,"text":"Dennis."},{"start":6.08,"end":7.24,"text":"Oh, Dennis Bassett."},{"start":7.96,"end":8.24,"text":"Oh, yeah."},{"start":8.3,"end":9.26,"text":"He's a gentleman."},{"start":9.36,"end":10.52,"text":"I should be able to tell you."},{"start":10.72,"end":10.88,"text":"Why?"},{"start":10.9,"end":15.79,"text":"He really is a gentleman."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and Henry Kissinger held a brief meeting to discuss a recent conversation Kissinger had with Dennis Bassett. Kissinger expressed his high regard for Bassett, describing him as a gentleman. The discussion served as a short briefing regarding these personal interactions rather than a substantive policy matter.","topics":["Dennis Bassett","Henry Kissinger","Briefing","Personnel"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-08T23:37:16.396Z"},"topicSlugs":["dennis-bassett","henry-kissinger","briefing","personnel"],"audioDurationSec":19,"audioFiles":[{"file":"902-004.mp3","bytes":221184,"durationSec":19.42,"bitrate":91126,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:06.080Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:44:59.428Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/902-004.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/902-004","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/902/conversation-902-004","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}