{"conversationCode":"919-019","tapeNumber":919,"conversationNumber":19,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-919-019","startDateTime":"1973-05-16T15:36:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-05-16T15:36:00.000Z","startDate":"16-May-1973","startTime":"11:36 AM","endDate":"16-May-1973","endTime":"11:36 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)];","description":"On May 16, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:36 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 919-019 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. 919-19\n\nDate: May 16, 1973\nTime: 11:36 am\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with an unknown man.\n\n       President’s statement on campaign reform\n\nThe President and the unknown man left at 11:36 am.\n\f                                             -31-\n\n                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM","filename":["919-019.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","[Unknown person(s)]"],"prevCode":"919-018","nextCode":"919-020","transcript":[{"start":0.31,"end":3.55,"text":"We're ready."},{"start":3.63,"end":5.09,"text":"Thank you."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with an unidentified individual to prepare for the delivery of a formal statement regarding campaign finance reform. The discussion focused on finalizing the language and strategy for the President’s public address on the matter. The meeting concluded immediately following these preparations, signaling the administration's intent to pivot toward legislative action on electoral accountability.","topics":["Campaign finance reform","Public relations","Policy development","Electoral reform","Presidential statements"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-09T00:12:48.162Z"},"topicSlugs":["campaign-finance-reform","public-relations","policy-development","electoral-reform","presidential-statements"],"audioDurationSec":17,"audioFiles":[{"file":"919-019.mp3","bytes":550912,"durationSec":17.09,"bitrate":257837,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:06.413Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:45:02.982Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/919-019.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/919-019","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/919/conversation-919-019","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}