{"conversationCode":"012-042","tapeNumber":12,"conversationNumber":42,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-012-042","startDateTime":"1971-10-21T19:53:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-10-21T19:54:00.000Z","startDate":"21-Oct-1971","startTime":"3:53 PM","endDate":"21-Oct-1971","endTime":"3:54 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Moore, Richard A.;","description":"On October 21, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Richard A. Moore talked on the telephone from 3:53 pm to 3:54 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 012-042 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. 012-042\n\nDate: October 21, 1971\nTime: 3:53 pm- 3:54 pm\nLocation: White House Telephone\n\nThe President talked with Richard A. Moore.\n\n[See Conversation No. 281-45]\n\n     William H. Rehnquist\n           -Age\n\n     Moore's schedule\n\n       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542","filename":["012-042.mp3"],"tapeStart":"01:09:05","tapeEnd":"01:09:47","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Moore, Richard A."],"prevCode":"012-041","nextCode":"012-043","transcript":[{"start":1.92,"end":2.52,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":2.54,"end":3.54,"text":"Mr. Morris there."},{"start":3.56,"end":4.24,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":4.26,"end":4.46,"text":"Yes."},{"start":4.8,"end":6.01,"text":"What is Rehnquist's age?"},{"start":6.03,"end":7.59,"text":"47."},{"start":7.61,"end":7.75,"text":"Born."},{"start":8.13,"end":9.47,"text":"47?"},{"start":9.49,"end":9.77,"text":"Yes."},{"start":9.79,"end":13.92,"text":"I guess he was in the service then."},{"start":14.08,"end":15.68,"text":"He was born in 1924."},{"start":15.88,"end":16.02,"text":"Huh?"},{"start":17.1,"end":17.64,"text":"He was."},{"start":17.66,"end":18.29,"text":"Let me just get his."},{"start":18.61,"end":19.05,"text":"Born in 24?"},{"start":19.23,"end":20.21,"text":"Born in 24, but."},{"start":20.81,"end":21.53,"text":"So that's correct."},{"start":21.61,"end":22.21,"text":"Okay."},{"start":22.23,"end":22.43,"text":"47."},{"start":23.61,"end":23.95,"text":"All right."},{"start":23.97,"end":24.29,"text":"Fine."},{"start":28.9,"end":30.22,"text":"Let's see here."},{"start":32.23,"end":37.6,"text":"You can come over now, and I'll let you take a quick look at this last copy."},{"start":37.82,"end":38.74,"text":"I'll be right there."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon consulted Richard A. Moore to confirm the age of William H. Rehnquist during the lead-up to his Supreme Court nomination. Moore verified that Rehnquist was 47 years old, born in 1924, and discussed his military service background. The President concluded the brief call by inviting Moore to the Oval Office to review a pending document.","topics":["William H. Rehnquist","Supreme Court nomination","Judicial appointments","White House personnel"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-05T23:34:04.998Z"},"topicSlugs":["william-h-rehnquist","supreme-court-nomination","judicial-appointments","white-house-personnel"],"audioDurationSec":41,"audioFiles":[{"file":"012-042.mp3","bytes":987427,"durationSec":41.08,"bitrate":192287,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:22.040Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:42:36.047Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/012-042.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/012-042","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/12/conversation-012-042","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}