{"conversationCode":"909-022","tapeNumber":909,"conversationNumber":22,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-909-022","startDateTime":"1973-05-02T14:49:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-05-02T14:54:00.000Z","startDate":"2-May-1973","startTime":"10:49 AM","endDate":"2-May-1973","endTime":"10:54 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Hart, Thomas;","description":"On May 2, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Thomas Hart met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:49 am to 10:54 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 909-022 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. 909-22\n\nDate: May 2, 1973\nTime: 10:49 am - 10:54 am\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Thomas Hart.\n\n       President’s schedule\n              -Meeting with Willy Brandt\n                      -Attendance\n                             -Henry A. Kissinger\n                             -William P. Rogers\n                      -Photo opportunity\n                             -Timing\n\nHart left at 10:54 am.\n\n                                                                        Composter No. 909-34\n\nDate: May 2, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 10:54 am and 11:04 am\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nAn unknown man met [?] with an unknown person.\n\n       Agreement\n\nThe unknown people left at an unknown time before 11:04 am.\n\f                                            -29-\n\n                  NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM\n\n                                                           Conversation No. 909-30 (cont’d)","filename":["909-022.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Hart, Thomas"],"prevCode":"909-021","nextCode":"909-023","transcript":[{"start":13.31,"end":15.46,"text":"to decide what the participants wanted."},{"start":15.48,"end":23.69,"text":"Somebody asked them whether they should come in or... No, no, it's just that our information was that Secretary Rogers and... Yeah, they were the ones that had been joining us at the end of the meeting."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with Thomas Hart to coordinate logistical details for an upcoming visit from West German Chancellor Willy Brandt. The discussion focused on finalizing the meeting schedule and clarifying the roles and attendance of Secretary of State William P. Rogers and National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger. They specifically reviewed the timing of a planned photo opportunity to ensure smooth transitions for the participating officials.","topics":["Willy Brandt","Diplomatic Relations","Scheduling","White House protocol","Henry Kissinger","William P. Rogers"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-08T23:50:54.736Z"},"topicSlugs":["willy-brandt","diplomatic-relations","scheduling","white-house-protocol","henry-kissinger","william-p-rogers"],"audioDurationSec":48,"audioFiles":[{"file":"909-022.mp3","bytes":1523712,"durationSec":47.51,"bitrate":256589,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:06.647Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:45:01.169Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/909-022.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/909-022","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/909/conversation-909-022","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}