{"conversationCode":"940-003","tapeNumber":940,"conversationNumber":3,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-940-003","startDateTime":"1973-06-14T14:52:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-06-14T14:56:00.000Z","startDate":"14-Jun-1973","startTime":"10:52 AM","endDate":"14-Jun-1973","endTime":"10:56 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Hoopes, David C.;","description":"On June 14, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and David C. Hoopes met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:52 am and 10:56 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 940-003 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. 940-3\n\nDate: June 14, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 10:52 am and 10:56 am\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with David C. Hoopes.\n\n       President’s schedule\n              -George Putnam\n              -Photograph opportunity\n\nHoopes left at an unknown time before 10:56 am.","filename":["940-003.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Hoopes, David C."],"prevCode":"940-002","nextCode":"940-004","transcript":[{"start":0.03,"end":4.01,"text":"Yes, you see, when Mr. Popkin comes up in, you know, yes, 1115, that's a quick standard."},{"start":4.04,"end":4.67,"text":"I'm going to choose 1115."},{"start":4.89,"end":5.68,"text":"It's 1115, that's all I want."},{"start":5.7,"end":10.78,"text":"And what I want to do with it is distribute it."},{"start":10.8,"end":16.95,"text":"I want the distributed camera charge."},{"start":16.99,"end":18.63,"text":"I want the camera as well."},{"start":19.07,"end":21.15,"text":"I'm going to make sure you're not lost."},{"start":21.31,"end":24.21,"text":"I'm going to make sure you're not lost."},{"start":30.63,"end":35.53,"text":"Do you mind if you can read a little bit of this?"},{"start":36.62,"end":36.78,"text":"Oh, okay."},{"start":36.8,"end":36.98,"text":"Okay."},{"start":37.18,"end":37.88,"text":"Sorry about that, Jeff."},{"start":37.9,"end":39.34,"text":"I didn't read it correctly."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with David C. Hoopes to coordinate logistical details regarding the President's upcoming schedule and a photographic opportunity with George Putnam. The conversation focused on the precise timing of events and the specific arrangements for photography equipment and distribution. No broader policy decisions were reached, as the discussion remained strictly focused on the administrative management of the presidential calendar.","topics":["Presidential scheduling","Photography","White House logistics","George Putnam","Media coordination"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-09T00:37:42.054Z"},"topicSlugs":["presidential-scheduling","photography","white-house-logistics","george-putnam","media-coordination"],"audioDurationSec":45,"audioFiles":[{"file":"940-003.mp3","bytes":1456128,"durationSec":45.41,"bitrate":256511,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:06.649Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/940-003.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/940-003","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/940/conversation-940-003","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}