{"conversationCode":"909-008","tapeNumber":909,"conversationNumber":8,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-909-008","startDateTime":"1973-05-02T13:53:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-05-02T13:54:00.000Z","startDate":"2-May-1973","startTime":"9:53 AM","endDate":"2-May-1973","endTime":"9:54 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Connally, John B.; Nixon, Richard M. (President);","description":"On May 2, 1973, John B. Connally and President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:53 am to 9:54 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 909-008 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. 909-8\n\nDate: May 2, 1973\nTime: 9:53 am-9:54 am\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nJohn B. Connally talked with the President.\n\n[See Conversation No. 45-131]","filename":["909-008.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Connally, John B.","Nixon, Richard M. (President)"],"prevCode":"909-007","nextCode":"909-009","transcript":[{"start":0.4,"end":0.62,"text":"Hello?"},{"start":2.02,"end":3.41,"text":"Hello, my John, how are you?"},{"start":13.69,"end":18.01,"text":"Well, that's very, very courageous of you to go that early."},{"start":20.92,"end":24,"text":"Yeah, that's your brave man."},{"start":24.82,"end":34.11,"text":"I'm very proud of you, and by golly, let me say, as you know, John, what really makes a man is having a little fight, and we are sure, don't we?"},{"start":34.13,"end":39.67,"text":"We had a very good reaction from the talk the other night."},{"start":39.71,"end":44.32,"text":"Well, you were very kind."},{"start":44.62,"end":46.06,"text":"Well, I sure appreciate it."},{"start":46.12,"end":46.92,"text":"Give me a hug, will you?"}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with John B. Connally to discuss the favorable public reception following the President’s recent televised address regarding the Watergate scandal. The exchange served as a brief morale-boosting session, with Nixon commending Connally for his loyalty and steadfast support during a period of intense political pressure. No substantive policy decisions were made, as the interaction focused primarily on personal rapport and mutual encouragement.","topics":["Watergate","Public relations","Political loyalty","Nixon administration"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-08T23:49:34.472Z"},"topicSlugs":["watergate","public-relations","political-loyalty","nixon-administration"],"audioDurationSec":53,"audioFiles":[{"file":"909-008.mp3","bytes":1699840,"durationSec":53.01,"bitrate":256515,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:06.647Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/909-008.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/909-008","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/909/conversation-909-008","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}