{"conversationCode":"940-005","tapeNumber":940,"conversationNumber":5,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-940-005","startDateTime":"1973-06-14T15:10:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-06-14T15:15:00.000Z","startDate":"14-Jun-1973","startTime":"11:10 AM","endDate":"14-Jun-1973","endTime":"11:15 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 11:10 am and 11:15 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 940-005 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. 940-5\n\nDate: June 14, 1973\nTime: Unknown between11:10 am and 11:15 am\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with David C. Hoopes.\n\n       Bryce N. Harlow\n              -Announcement\n              -Photograph opportunity\n              -Ronald L. Ziegler\n                     -Oliver F. (“Ollie”) Atkins\n                     -Navy film crew\n                     -Press coverage\n                     -Ziegler’s schedule\n\nHoopes left at an unknown time before 11:15 am.\n\f                                            -24-\n\n                    NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM\n\n                                                             Conversation No. 940-5 (cont’d)","filename":["940-005.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Hoopes, David C."],"prevCode":"940-004","nextCode":"940-006","transcript":[{"start":0.15,"end":7.64,"text":"I think we're going to announce Harlow today, get Captain Sickler to see if, uh... No, we're not going to use him."},{"start":7.7,"end":10.54,"text":"We're not going to use him."},{"start":10.56,"end":12.44,"text":"We're going to see if he's Harlow."},{"start":12.46,"end":12.82,"text":"Yes, he is."},{"start":12.84,"end":18.39,"text":"But I think the... Tell him that I think that Harlow's actually impressed him."},{"start":18.41,"end":20.35,"text":"Yes, that's what we're going to impress him."},{"start":21.27,"end":23.11,"text":"Oh, I know who the press officer is."},{"start":23.13,"end":24.63,"text":"This is a commercial program."},{"start":24.65,"end":27.7,"text":"I just wanted to mention something to you before this."},{"start":28.06,"end":28.92,"text":"All right, bye."},{"start":29.06,"end":29.28,"text":"Bye."},{"start":29.54,"end":32.46,"text":"But that's a Harlow, Harlow vision, so we can get a good picture."},{"start":32.52,"end":35.33,"text":"Uh, check on that."},{"start":35.35,"end":36.53,"text":"All right, bye."},{"start":36.69,"end":39.29,"text":"And I want a very good picture of Harlow."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with David C. Hoopes to coordinate the public announcement of Bryce N. Harlow’s return to the administration. The President emphasized the need for high-quality photography and media coverage to effectively highlight Harlow’s appointment. Nixon directed that Ronald Ziegler and his staff, including photographer Ollie Atkins and a Navy film crew, facilitate the necessary arrangements for the press opportunity.","topics":["Bryce N. Harlow","Public Relations","Press Coverage","White House Staffing","Photography"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-09T00:37:55.989Z"},"topicSlugs":["bryce-n-harlow","public-relations","press-coverage","white-house-staffing","photography"],"audioDurationSec":45,"audioFiles":[{"file":"940-005.mp3","bytes":1445888,"durationSec":45.11,"bitrate":256438,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:06.648Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:45:06.362Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/940-005.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/940-005","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/940/conversation-940-005","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}