{"conversationCode":"008-033","tapeNumber":8,"conversationNumber":33,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-008-033","startDateTime":"1971-09-07T21:09:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-09-07T21:09:00.000Z","startDate":"7-Sep-1971","startTime":"5:09 PM","endDate":"7-Sep-1971","endTime":"5:09 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator;","description":"On September 7, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 5:09 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 008-033 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"WHT","recordingDevice":"White House Telephone","latitudeEstimated":38.89767,"longitudeEstimated":-77.03655,"chronCode":2,"chronRelease":"Second Chronological Release","chronReleaseDate":"26-Oct-2000","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 8-33\n\nDate: September 7, 1971\nTime: 5:09 pm\nLocation: White House Telephone\n\nThe White House operator talked with the President.\n\n[See Conversation No. 275-19]\n\n     Maj. Gen. James D. (“Don”) Hughes' location\n          -Pentagon\n\n     Request for call to Lt. Col. Ralph D. Albertazzi","filename":["008-033.mp3"],"tapeStart":"01:07:58","tapeEnd":"01:08:12","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","White House operator"],"prevCode":"008-032","nextCode":"008-034","transcript":[{"start":1.63,"end":2,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":2.3,"end":4.44,"text":"Mr. President, General Hughes is at the Pentagon."},{"start":4.46,"end":5.83,"text":"He'll be back about 5.30."},{"start":5.89,"end":7.29,"text":"Could I locate him?"},{"start":7.37,"end":7.93,"text":"No."},{"start":8.09,"end":9.21,"text":"Albertazzi, can you get him?"},{"start":10,"end":10.74,"text":"All right, let me check."},{"start":10.76,"end":11.98,"text":"Colonel Albertazzi?"},{"start":12.02,"end":12.72,"text":"Yes, sir."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon instructed the White House operator to locate Military Aide Major General James D. Hughes, who was currently at the Pentagon. After learning Hughes would not be available until 5:30, the President directed the operator to attempt to reach Lieutenant Colonel Ralph D. Albertazzi instead. This brief exchange served as a logistical effort to facilitate urgent communication with military staff.","topics":["Military Liaison","Logistics","White House Communications","Staff Coordination"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-05T22:41:55.013Z"},"topicSlugs":["military-liaison","logistics","white-house-communications","staff-coordination"],"audioDurationSec":14,"audioFiles":[{"file":"008-033.mp3","bytes":342934,"durationSec":14.24,"bitrate":192714,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:21.708Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/008-033.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/008-033","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/8/conversation-008-033","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}