{"conversationCode":"933-012","tapeNumber":933,"conversationNumber":12,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-933-012","startDateTime":"1973-06-06T16:53:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-06-06T16:53:00.000Z","startDate":"6-Jun-1973","startTime":"12:53 PM","endDate":"6-Jun-1973","endTime":"12:53 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)];","description":"On June 6, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:53 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 933-012 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. 933-12\n\nDate: June 6, 1973\nTime: 12:53 pm\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with an unknown person.\n\n       Speech\n                -President’s preparations\n                       -Delays\n\n       Executive Office Building\n\nThe President and the unknown man left.","filename":["933-012.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","[Unknown person(s)]"],"prevCode":"933-011","nextCode":"933-013","transcript":[{"start":3.62,"end":8.11,"text":"I don't think the speech program is ready for that."},{"start":8.89,"end":11.97,"text":"I don't think we want to go off half-cocked or something."},{"start":11.99,"end":14.29,"text":"No, I'm ready for this."},{"start":14.35,"end":17.14,"text":"And I don't think a few days will make that much difference."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon consulted with an unidentified individual regarding the scheduling and readiness of an upcoming presidential address. The participants evaluated the risks of proceeding prematurely versus delaying the speech to ensure it was properly prepared. They ultimately determined that a short delay was preferable to appearing ill-prepared, leading to the postponement of the program.","topics":["Presidential speeches","Speechwriting","Strategic planning","Scheduling","Public relations"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-09T00:29:47.897Z"},"topicSlugs":["presidential-speeches","speechwriting","strategic-planning","scheduling","public-relations"],"audioDurationSec":34,"audioFiles":[{"file":"933-012.mp3","bytes":1085440,"durationSec":33.79,"bitrate":257010,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:06.649Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/933-012.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/933-012","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/933/conversation-933-012","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}