{"conversationCode":"013-149","tapeNumber":13,"conversationNumber":149,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-013-149","startDateTime":"1971-11-05T14:48:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-11-05T14:50:00.000Z","startDate":"5-Nov-1971","startTime":"9:48 AM","endDate":"5-Nov-1971","endTime":"9:50 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.; Klein, John V. N.;","description":"On November 5, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and John V. N. Klein talked on the telephone from 9:48 am to 9:50 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 013-149 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. 013-149\n\nDate: November 5, 1971\nTime: 9:48 am - 9:50 am\nLocation: White House Telephone\n\nThe President talked with Stephen B. Bull in the background.\n\n[See Conversation No. 615-8B]\n\nThe President talked with John V. N. Klein.\n\n[See Conversation No. 615-8]\n\n**********************************************************************\n\n       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542\n\n[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 02/11/2019.\nSegment cleared for release.]\n[Personal Returnable]\n[013-149-w001]\n[Duration: 47s]\n\n       John V.N. Klein\n              -Election victory in Suffolk County\n              -President's previous conversation with Edward V. Regan\n                      -Erie County\n\n       Suffolk County\n              -President's experience\n              -Voter turnout\n                      -1968 voter turnout for President\n                      -Anticipated 1972 voter turnout for President\n\n**********************************************************************\n\n     Klein's location\n          -President's schedule\n          -Weather in Florida\n\n     John D. Ehrlichman's schedule\n          -Klein’s recent electoral victory\n\n     Klein's schedule\n          -Family","filename":["013-149.mp3"],"tapeStart":"04:20:06","tapeEnd":"04:21:58","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Bull, Stephen B.","Klein, John V. N.","Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Bull, Stephen B.","Klein, John V. N."],"prevCode":"013-148","nextCode":"013-150","transcript":[{"start":0.03,"end":3.3,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":3.4,"end":6.43,"text":"Did he want to come in?"},{"start":6.45,"end":7.82,"text":"Yes, sir."},{"start":7.84,"end":8.06,"text":"Fine."},{"start":8.2,"end":8.64,"text":"Yes, sir."},{"start":8.7,"end":11.29,"text":"You are..."},{"start":58.42,"end":60.46,"text":"You're in Lauderdale, huh?"},{"start":60.62,"end":62.02,"text":"Yes, I'm down visiting friends."},{"start":62.34,"end":63.6,"text":"Good, good."},{"start":63.64,"end":65.98,"text":"You've just turned this entire household upside down."},{"start":66,"end":67.37,"text":"I'm sure you understand that."},{"start":67.39,"end":67.49,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":67.51,"end":71.35,"text":"Incidentally, I happen to be going to Florida this afternoon myself for a couple days."},{"start":71.43,"end":73.93,"text":"I go to Key Biscayne, but really enjoy it."},{"start":73.95,"end":75.03,"text":"Is the weather good?"},{"start":75.51,"end":77.54,"text":"It's pouring right now, Mr. President, but it'll be..."},{"start":77.56,"end":78.1,"text":"It'll stop."},{"start":78.12,"end":80.54,"text":"I'm sure by the time you get down here, we'll have it cleared up."},{"start":80.56,"end":81.5,"text":"It's not a northeaster."},{"start":81.7,"end":82.18,"text":"No, sir."},{"start":82.2,"end":84.3,"text":"It's just a very heavy rain, and it's..."},{"start":84.32,"end":84.44,"text":"Right."},{"start":84.42,"end":89.67,"text":"But after the campaign, we were very glad to get down and see our friends."},{"start":90.59,"end":93.21,"text":"Well, I certainly am glad to see you win."},{"start":93.33,"end":100.84,"text":"And we, John Ehrlichman of our domestic council, is going to meet with all the county executives from New York in the next couple of weeks, I understand."},{"start":100.88,"end":102.77,"text":"And we try to help all we can."},{"start":102.83,"end":104.25,"text":"Well, thank you very much."},{"start":104.27,"end":106.63,"text":"And again, I'm deeply honored that you would call."},{"start":106.65,"end":108.53,"text":"Now get out on that beach as soon as it quits raining."},{"start":108.65,"end":110.3,"text":"I promise I'll do just that."},{"start":110.32,"end":111.3,"text":"Give my best to your family."},{"start":111.34,"end":112.12,"text":"Thank you."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon calls John V. N. Klein to congratulate him on his recent electoral victory in Suffolk County. The two discuss their mutual plans to visit Florida and the prospects for improving the weather. Additionally, the President mentions that John Ehrlichman will soon be meeting with New York county executives to provide administrative support.","topics":["John V. N. Klein","Electoral victory","Suffolk County","Florida","John D. 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