{"conversationCode":"013-089","tapeNumber":13,"conversationNumber":89,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-013-089","startDateTime":"1971-11-03T14:25:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-11-03T14:26:00.000Z","startDate":"3-Nov-1971","startTime":"9:25 AM","endDate":"3-Nov-1971","endTime":"9:26 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Perk, Ralph J.;","description":"On November 3, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Ralph J. Perk talked on the telephone from 9:25 am to 9:26 am. 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Perk.\n\n[See Conversation No. 301-7G]\n\n     Perk's schedule\n           -Media\n\n     President's schedule\n           -William McMahon dinner\n\n     Perk's election\n\n       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542\n\n     Perk's future relations with the White House\n           -Assistance\n\n     Perk's schedule\n           -White House church service","filename":["013-089.mp3"],"tapeStart":"03:16:50","tapeEnd":"03:18:15","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Perk, Ralph J."],"prevCode":"013-088","nextCode":"013-090","transcript":[{"start":0.03,"end":3.5,"text":"Mayor Ralph Perkins, Mr. President."},{"start":4.72,"end":4.96,"text":"Hello."},{"start":5.64,"end":5.86,"text":"Hello."},{"start":6.1,"end":6.64,"text":"Mr. Mayor?"},{"start":7.02,"end":8.1,"text":"Yes, Mr. President."},{"start":8.12,"end":10.14,"text":"Well, I hope I didn't get you up."},{"start":10.24,"end":11.19,"text":"I know you were up late."},{"start":11.57,"end":15.05,"text":"No, I've been up and the television cameras are here."},{"start":15.11,"end":15.49,"text":"Right."},{"start":15.75,"end":17.33,"text":"The newspaper photographers were here."},{"start":17.37,"end":18.96,"text":"Well, I want to congratulate you."},{"start":18.98,"end":20.48,"text":"The paper's here."},{"start":20.62,"end":23.38,"text":"I didn't learn that I came in around 1230 last night."},{"start":23.42,"end":26,"text":"I was giving a dinner for the Prime Minister of Australia and"},{"start":25.98,"end":30.26,"text":"And my political man said, looks like Ralph Burke has upset him."},{"start":30.86,"end":34.79,"text":"And I said, great, because I knew you'd taken a crack at it before, and now you came true."},{"start":34.85,"end":36.96,"text":"And you have my congratulations."},{"start":37.62,"end":41.01,"text":"And also, I want you to know that..."},{"start":40.99,"end":53.58,"text":"We always want to work with the mayor of a great city, and we will be glad once you get your congratulatory notes all answered to work with you on the problems of the city."},{"start":53.94,"end":60.08,"text":"Thank you, Mr. President, and also let me thank you for inviting me just recently to the White House to attend the church services."},{"start":60.1,"end":69.81,"text":"I was very much impressed, and I looked up to heaven and folded my arms in prayer, and I think God answered our prayers."},{"start":70.08,"end":78.24,"text":"Well, let me say that we were delighted to have you, but believe me, it really did our hearts good here this morning to see, well, Ralph made it."},{"start":78.46,"end":80.3,"text":"Thank you very much."},{"start":80.36,"end":81.71,"text":"Well, good luck to you now."},{"start":82.15,"end":82.49,"text":"Fine."},{"start":82.63,"end":83.39,"text":"Thank you, sir."},{"start":83.59,"end":83.75,"text":"Goodbye."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon telephoned newly elected Cleveland Mayor Ralph J. Perk to offer his congratulations on Perk's electoral victory. The two discussed their mutual desire to establish a productive working relationship between the White House and the municipal government. Additionally, Perk expressed his appreciation for a recent invitation to attend church services at the White House.","topics":["Ralph J. 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