{"conversationCode":"943-004","tapeNumber":943,"conversationNumber":4,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-943-004","startDateTime":"1973-06-18T14:27:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-06-18T14:35:00.000Z","startDate":"18-Jun-1973","startTime":"10:27 AM","endDate":"18-Jun-1973","endTime":"10:35 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)];","description":"On June 18, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:27 am and 10:35 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 943-004 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. 943-4\n\nDate: June 18, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 10:27 am and 10:35 am\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with an unknown man.\n\n     Leonid I. Brezhnev visit\n          -Schedule\n                 -Helicopter delay\n                       -Weather\n                 -Maj. John V. (“Jack”) Brennan\n\nThe unknown man left at an unknown time before 10:35 am.","filename":["943-004.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","[Unknown person(s)]"],"prevCode":"943-003","nextCode":"943-005","transcript":[{"start":6.49,"end":7.09,"text":"Are they ready now?"},{"start":7.71,"end":10.05,"text":"No, it'll be about another eight, ten minutes."},{"start":11.07,"end":15.69,"text":"Well, the helicopter was delayed because of the weather coming in."},{"start":15.71,"end":16.69,"text":"You say eight to ten minutes?"},{"start":17.05,"end":17.19,"text":"Yes."},{"start":17.23,"end":17.33,"text":"Yes."},{"start":20.19,"end":21.15,"text":"Well, maybe Brennan is out here."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon consulted with an unidentified staff member regarding the logistics of Soviet General Secretary Leonid I. Brezhnev’s upcoming visit. The discussion centered on an unexpected delay caused by inclement weather affecting helicopter transportation. The President sought confirmation on the revised timeline and inquired about the presence of Major John V. Brennan to ensure the itinerary remained coordinated.","topics":["Leonid Brezhnev","Diplomatic protocol","Weather delays","White House logistics","John V. Brennan"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-09T00:41:16.988Z"},"topicSlugs":["leonid-brezhnev","diplomatic-protocol","weather-delays","white-house-logistics","john-v-brennan"],"audioDurationSec":38,"audioFiles":[{"file":"943-004.mp3","bytes":1218560,"durationSec":38,"bitrate":256538,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:06.648Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/943-004.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/943-004","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/943/conversation-943-004","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}