{"conversationCode":"946-017","tapeNumber":946,"conversationNumber":17,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-946-017","startDateTime":"1973-06-22T16:34:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-06-22T16:35:00.000Z","startDate":"22-Jun-1973","startTime":"12:34 PM","endDate":"22-Jun-1973","endTime":"12:35 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.;","description":"On June 22, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:34 pm and 12:35 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 946-017 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. 946-17\n\nDate: June 22, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 12:34 pm and 12:35 pm\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President talked with Henry A. Kissinger.\n\n[See Conversation No. 41-38]","filename":["946-017.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Kissinger, Henry A."],"prevCode":"946-016","nextCode":"946-018","transcript":[{"start":15.86,"end":19.48,"text":"You see, if you can't have it, particularly the"}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and Henry Kissinger met briefly in the Oval Office to continue discussions regarding ongoing international negotiations or intelligence matters. The dialogue, which appears to be a segment of a broader exchange, focuses on the strategic feasibility of obtaining specific terms or information. No definitive policy shift is finalized in this short duration, as the participants weigh the necessity and availability of their objectives.","topics":["Foreign Policy","Diplomatic Strategy","National Security","Negotiations"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-09T00:45:48.182Z"},"topicSlugs":["foreign-policy","diplomatic-strategy","national-security","negotiations"],"audioDurationSec":49,"audioFiles":[{"file":"946-017.mp3","bytes":1564958,"durationSec":48.87,"bitrate":256198,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:06.981Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/946-017.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/946-017","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/946/conversation-946-017","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}