{"conversationCode":"917-037","tapeNumber":917,"conversationNumber":37,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-917-037","startDateTime":"1973-05-14T20:36:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-05-14T21:10:00.000Z","startDate":"14-May-1973","startTime":"4:36 PM","endDate":"14-May-1973","endTime":"5:10 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)];","description":"On May 14, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:36 pm and 5:10 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 917-037 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. 917-037\n\nDate: May 14, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 4:36 pm and 5:10 pm\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with an unknown man.\n\n       Request for meeting with Ronald L. Ziegler\n\n       President’s schedule\n              -Barber appointment\n\nThe unknown man left at an unknown time before 5:10 pm.","filename":["917-037.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","[Unknown person(s)]"],"prevCode":"917-036","nextCode":"917-038","transcript":[{"start":6.68,"end":10.33,"text":"You can't see if the barber's here today or something."},{"start":10.75,"end":11.29,"text":"Fine, I think we can."},{"start":11.31,"end":12.23,"text":"We have another scene today."},{"start":12.25,"end":13.03,"text":"It's not my day."},{"start":13.05,"end":14.55,"text":"I think it's the right time."},{"start":14.61,"end":16.17,"text":"Well, are you okay?"},{"start":16.19,"end":16.53,"text":"It's about 5.30."},{"start":16.65,"end":16.87,"text":"Yes, sir."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with an unknown individual to coordinate scheduling arrangements, specifically regarding a request for a meeting with Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler. The conversation also addressed logistical planning for the President's upcoming activities, including a personal grooming appointment. The discussion concluded with brief administrative inquiries before the participant departed.","topics":["Ronald L. Ziegler","White House scheduling","Presidential agenda","logistics"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-09T00:07:03.953Z"},"topicSlugs":["ronald-l-ziegler","white-house-scheduling","presidential-agenda","logistics"],"audioDurationSec":17,"audioFiles":[{"file":"917-037.mp3","bytes":681984,"durationSec":16.94,"bitrate":322123,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:06.082Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/917-037.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/917-037","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/917/conversation-917-037","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}