{"conversationCode":"921-015","tapeNumber":921,"conversationNumber":15,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-921-015","startDateTime":"1973-05-17T16:13:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-05-17T16:21:00.000Z","startDate":"17-May-1973","startTime":"12:13 PM","endDate":"17-May-1973","endTime":"12:21 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)];","description":"On May 17, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:13 pm and 12:21 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 921-015 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. 921-15\n\nDate: May 17, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 12:13 pm and 12:21 pm\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with an unknown man.\n\n       Call from Alexander M. Haig, Jr.\n\nThe unknown man left at an unknown time before 12:21 pm.","filename":["921-015.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","[Unknown person(s)]"],"prevCode":"921-014","nextCode":"921-016","transcript":[{"start":0.62,"end":1.44,"text":"Who was the call from?"},{"start":1.48,"end":3.22,"text":"I think I'll take this man home."},{"start":3.84,"end":4.22,"text":"I'll try."},{"start":5.08,"end":5.95,"text":"Welcome to the wedding."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met briefly with an unidentified visitor in the Oval Office amidst ongoing discussions regarding an incoming call from Alexander M. Haig, Jr. The dialogue remains ambiguous due to the fragmented nature of the recording, which captures logistical remarks about the visitor's departure and a brief mention of a wedding. No substantive policy decisions or political actions were recorded during this short encounter.","topics":["Alexander M. Haig Jr.","Oval Office","Presidential scheduling","White House staff"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-09T00:17:28.138Z"},"topicSlugs":["alexander-m-haig-jr","oval-office","presidential-scheduling","white-house-staff"],"audioDurationSec":11,"audioFiles":[{"file":"921-015.mp3","bytes":364544,"durationSec":11.27,"bitrate":258847,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:06.648Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/921-015.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/921-015","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/921/conversation-921-015","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}