{"conversationCode":"949-004","tapeNumber":949,"conversationNumber":4,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-949-004","startDateTime":"1973-07-12T18:50:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-07-12T18:53:00.000Z","startDate":"12-Jul-1973","startTime":"2:50 PM","endDate":"12-Jul-1973","endTime":"2:53 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Scheel, Walter; Kissinger, Henry A.; Weiber, Heinz;","description":"On July 12, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Walter Scheel, Henry A. Kissinger, and Heinz Weiber met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:50 pm to 2:53 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 949-004 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. 949-4\n\nDate: July 12, 1973\nTime: 2:50 pm - 2:53 pm\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Walter Scheel, Henry A. Kissinger, and Heinz Weiber.\n\n       Oval Office\n\n       Greeting\n\n       Photographs\n             -Arrangement\n\nThe President, et al., left at 2:53 pm.","filename":["949-004.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Scheel, Walter","Kissinger, Henry A.","Weiber, Heinz"],"prevCode":"949-003","nextCode":"949-005","transcript":[{"start":6.77,"end":7.77,"text":"How are you?"},{"start":7.79,"end":9.71,"text":"I'm glad to see you again."},{"start":9.75,"end":13.89,"text":"Well, I guess they want to pick you."},{"start":14.15,"end":19.34,"text":"Why don't we walk outside?"},{"start":20.08,"end":20.5,"text":"Oh, yes."},{"start":21.44,"end":25.96,"text":"We do that only for furries."},{"start":26,"end":27.38,"text":"Thank you so much."},{"start":27.48,"end":29.55,"text":"Thank you."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon held a brief introductory meeting with West German Vice Chancellor and Foreign Minister Walter Scheel and his aide, Heinz Weiber, accompanied by Henry Kissinger. The discussion was limited to preliminary social exchanges and pleasantries. The group concluded the meeting by coordinating an arrangement for official photographs to be taken outside the Oval Office.","topics":["West Germany","Diplomatic relations","Walter Scheel","Photography","International relations"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-09T00:51:33.795Z"},"topicSlugs":["west-germany","diplomatic-relations","walter-scheel","photography","international-relations"],"audioDurationSec":46,"audioFiles":[{"file":"949-004.mp3","bytes":1474560,"durationSec":45.97,"bitrate":256593,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:06.981Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/949-004.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/949-004","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/949/conversation-949-004","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}