{"conversationCode":"013-028","tapeNumber":13,"conversationNumber":28,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-013-028","startDateTime":"1971-10-29T17:29:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-10-29T18:39:00.000Z","startDate":"29-Oct-1971","startTime":"1:29 PM","endDate":"29-Oct-1971","endTime":"2:39 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator;","description":"On October 29, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:29 pm and 2:39 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 013-028 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. 13-28\n\nDate: October 29, 1971\nTime: Unknown between 1:29 pm and 2:39 pm\nLocation: White House Telephone\n\nThe President talked with the White House operator.\n\n[See Conversation No. 302-7]\n\n     Request for a call to Mamie G.D. Eisenhower\n         -Dr. Walter R. Tkach\n                                               20\n\n                          NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF\n\n                                      Tape Subject Log\n                                        (rev. 10/06)","filename":["013-028.mp3"],"tapeStart":"01:03:51","tapeEnd":"01:04:10","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","White House operator"],"prevCode":"013-027","nextCode":"013-029","transcript":[{"start":0.28,"end":4.88,"text":"Yes, please."},{"start":5.48,"end":10.73,"text":"Would you get Mrs. Mamie Eisenhower for me?"},{"start":11.27,"end":12.99,"text":"I think you'll check with Dr. Takashi."},{"start":13.01,"end":14.24,"text":"I think she's in a hospital."},{"start":14.36,"end":15.98,"text":"Yes, Mr. President, I do have the number."},{"start":16,"end":16.32,"text":"Fine."},{"start":16.48,"end":16.62,"text":"Mm-hmm."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place a call to Mamie Eisenhower to check on her health status. The operator advised that the President should first consult with Dr. Walter Tkach, as Mrs. Eisenhower was reportedly hospitalized. Nixon acknowledged this guidance before the operator proceeded to secure the necessary contact information.","topics":["Mamie Eisenhower","Walter Tkach","Presidential communications","Health status"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-05T23:44:34.855Z"},"topicSlugs":["mamie-eisenhower","walter-tkach","presidential-communications","health-status"],"audioDurationSec":19,"audioFiles":[{"file":"013-028.mp3","bytes":460799,"durationSec":19.13,"bitrate":192658,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:22.041Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/013-028.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/013-028","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/13/conversation-013-028","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}