{"conversationCode":"911-027","tapeNumber":911,"conversationNumber":27,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-911-027","startDateTime":"1973-05-03T15:59:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-05-03T16:05:00.000Z","startDate":"3-May-1973","startTime":"11:59 AM","endDate":"3-May-1973","endTime":"12:05 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Helms, Jesse A.; Adams, C. Morris; Maxwell, Richard; Hawkins, John; Bencini, William; Martin, Barbara; Herring, Harold; Murrow, Coolidge C.; Timmons, William E.; Friedersdorf, Max L.; Atkins, Oliver F. (\"Ollie\");","description":"On May 3, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Jesse A. Helms, C. Morris Adams, Richard Maxwell, John Hawkins, William Bencini, Barbara Martin, Harold Herring, Coolidge C. Murrow, William E. Timmons, Max L. Friedersdorf, and Oliver F. (\"Ollie\") Atkins met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:59 am to 12:05 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 911-027 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. 911-27\n\nDate: May 3, 1973\nTime: 11:59 am - 12:05 pm\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Jesse Helms, C. Morris Adams, Richard Maxwell, John Hawkins,\nWilliam Bencini, Barbara Martin, Harold Herring, Coolidge C. Murrow, William E. Timmons,\n\f                                              -39-\n\n                    NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM\n\n                                                              Conversation No. 911-33 (cont’d)\n\nMax L. Friedersdorf, and Oliver F. (“Ollie”) Atkins.\n\n       Introductions\n              -Helms\n              -Greensboro, North Carolina\n              -Murrow\n                     -General Assembly\n              -Maxwell\n                     -County Commissioner\n              -Bencini\n                     -Mayor of High Point, North Carolina\n              -Hawkins\n                     -Campaign manager\n                     -Gilford County, North Carolina\n\n       Arrangements for photograph\n             -Atkins\n\n       Presentation of cuff links to President\n              -President’s visit to Gilford County, North Carolina\n                      -Loss of cuff link\n              -President’s efforts at governing nation\n                      -Supreme Court\n                      -People’s Republic of China [PRC]\n                      -Strategic Arms Limitation Talks [SALT]\n\n       Presentation of gifts by President\n\n       [General conversation]\n              -Martin’s recollection\n                     -Herbert G. Klein\n                     -News reporter\n                     -Charlie Porter [?]\n\nHelms et al. left at 12:05 pm.\n\f                                                 -40-\n\n                    NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM\n\n                                                                 Conversation No. 911-33 (cont’d)","filename":["911-027.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Helms, Jesse A.","Adams, C. Morris","Maxwell, Richard","Hawkins, John","Bencini, William","Martin, Barbara","Herring, Harold","Murrow, Coolidge C.","Timmons, William E.","Friedersdorf, Max L.","Atkins, Oliver F. (\"Ollie\")"],"prevCode":"911-026","nextCode":"911-028","transcript":[{"start":79.89,"end":83.09,"text":"Center, center, center."},{"start":152.89,"end":156.57,"text":"We certainly have no intention"},{"start":221.73,"end":223.71,"text":"I appreciate it."},{"start":223.77,"end":232.57,"text":"Let me tell you that I'm not going to let you get out of here without my giving you something."},{"start":249.12,"end":251.58,"text":"The seal of that floor."},{"start":285.27,"end":286.89,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":328.63,"end":337.94,"text":"And then I remember I went wrong and I became a news reporter."},{"start":360.25,"end":360.78,"text":"Thank you."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with Senator Jesse Helms and a delegation of North Carolina officials to host a brief ceremonial visit in the Oval Office. The participants engaged in informal introductions, presented the President with cuff links as a token of appreciation, and discussed the President's ongoing policy initiatives regarding the Supreme Court, China, and the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT). The meeting concluded with the President reciprocating by presenting the group with official mementos.","topics":["Jesse Helms","North Carolina delegation","Ceremonial visit","Cuff links","Foreign policy","Supreme Court"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-08T23:55:10.552Z"},"topicSlugs":["jesse-helms","north-carolina-delegation","ceremonial-visit","cuff-links","foreign-policy","supreme-court"],"audioDurationSec":374,"audioFiles":[{"file":"911-027.mp3","bytes":11984896,"durationSec":374.4,"bitrate":256087,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:06.413Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:45:01.512Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/911-027.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/911-027","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/911/conversation-911-027","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). 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