{"conversationCode":"917-011","tapeNumber":917,"conversationNumber":11,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-917-011","startDateTime":"1973-05-14T15:28:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-05-14T15:40:00.000Z","startDate":"14-May-1973","startTime":"11:28 AM","endDate":"14-May-1973","endTime":"11:40 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President);","description":"On May 14, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:28 am and 11:40 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 917-011 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. 917-011\n\nDate: May 14, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 11:28 am and 11:40 am\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President played portions of a previously recorded dictabelt tape.\n\n       Memoranda [memos] to unknown person\n\n       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542\n\n               -Filing\n\n**********************************************************************\n\n[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift during chronological\nreview 2007-2013]\n\n       President’s conversation with John D. Ehrlichman\n               -Statements by Clay T. (“Tom”) Whitehead and Kevin P. Phillips\n\n**********************************************************************\n\n       Instructions for handling tape\n\n       Need to control situation\n\n       Television [TV] appearances\n\n[There is no Conversation No. 917-012]","filename":["917-011.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)"],"prevCode":"917-009","nextCode":"917-013","transcript":[{"start":7.78,"end":22.82,"text":"We both agreed, and I'm sure you will share this conclusion, that what they are doing is exactly what we want done, but that their rhetoric at times has created problems, and I'm sure you will share this conclusion."},{"start":32.37,"end":35.51,"text":"Some of the statements that have been made by Whitehead and Phillips."},{"start":35.59,"end":41.05,"text":"Give the copies here."},{"start":41.08,"end":46.04,"text":"Return the tape."},{"start":65.42,"end":68.99,"text":"in respect to our future D.P."},{"start":69.07,"end":69.7,"text":"appearances."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and an unidentified aide discuss the political impact of recent public statements made by Clay T. Whitehead and Kevin Phillips regarding administration policy. They conclude that while these individuals are advancing the administration's goals, their inflammatory rhetoric has become counterproductive. The conversation concludes with the President requesting copies of relevant materials and reviewing taped recordings to manage future appearances and public messaging.","topics":["Clay T. Whitehead","Kevin Phillips","Public relations","Administration rhetoric","White House messaging"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-09T00:04:38.466Z"},"topicSlugs":["clay-t-whitehead","kevin-phillips","public-relations","administration-rhetoric","white-house-messaging"],"audioDurationSec":70,"audioFiles":[{"file":"917-011.mp3","bytes":2805760,"durationSec":70.01,"bitrate":320613,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:06.413Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:45:02.594Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/917-011.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/917-011","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/917/conversation-917-011","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}