{"conversationCode":"017-044","tapeNumber":17,"conversationNumber":44,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-017-044","startDateTime":"1971-12-25T02:09:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-12-25T02:10:00.000Z","startDate":"24-Dec-1971","startTime":"9:09 PM","endDate":"24-Dec-1971","endTime":"9:10 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Mulcahy, John A. (\"Jack\");","description":"On December 24, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and John A. (\"Jack\") Mulcahy talked on the telephone from 9:09 pm to 9:10 pm. 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(“Jack”) Mulcahy.\n\n     Christmas greetings\n\n     Mulcahy's location and schedule\n\n     President's schedule\n           -Florida\n                 -Meeting with Willy Brandt\n                      -Timing\n\n     Mulcahy's health\n         -Family\n               -Baby\n\n     Christmas\n\n     President's performance","filename":["017-044.mp3"],"tapeStart":"01:57:47","tapeEnd":"01:59:04","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Mulcahy, John A. (\"Jack\")"],"prevCode":"017-043","nextCode":"017-045","transcript":[{"start":0.2,"end":5.07,"text":"Mr. John Mulcahy, Mr. President."},{"start":5.13,"end":5.21,"text":"Yes."},{"start":5.53,"end":7.23,"text":"Hello?"},{"start":7.29,"end":7.78,"text":"Hello?"},{"start":8.18,"end":14.91,"text":"I just want to wish my good friend John Mulcahy a Merry Christmas to all of those Irish friends of ours."},{"start":16.51,"end":17.49,"text":"Thank you very much."},{"start":17.55,"end":19.51,"text":"That's most gracious of you."},{"start":19.89,"end":21.09,"text":"Are you in New York, John?"},{"start":21.11,"end":22.9,"text":"Yes, I'm in Bronxville."},{"start":22.92,"end":26.18,"text":"I was up in the country last night of the day doing another shooting."},{"start":26.2,"end":27.94,"text":"I understand you're going to Florida, right?"},{"start":27.96,"end":28.85,"text":"Yeah, I'm going down on Monday."},{"start":28.87,"end":29.21,"text":"Good, good."},{"start":29.35,"end":30.15,"text":"My wife is going down on Sunday."},{"start":30.17,"end":31.17,"text":"I'm going down on Monday."},{"start":31.19,"end":31.81,"text":"Are you going down, sir?"},{"start":32.11,"end":39.9,"text":"Well, I have to go down to that meeting with Brandt, the German prime minister, so I'll be down there Monday and Tuesday for that."},{"start":39.92,"end":41.56,"text":"So I'll be there."},{"start":41.58,"end":44.3,"text":"I hope it's nice and warm."},{"start":44.41,"end":47.97,"text":"And how are you feeling well?"},{"start":47.99,"end":50.57,"text":"I'm alive, sir, Mr. President."},{"start":50.59,"end":53.22,"text":"It's a very gracious of us to be very honored that you took the service on Christmas Eve."},{"start":53.24,"end":55.3,"text":"How's the family and that new baby and everything?"},{"start":55.32,"end":55.7,"text":"Everything is fine."},{"start":55.72,"end":56.38,"text":"We're all doing fine."},{"start":57.27,"end":57.81,"text":"Fine."},{"start":57.91,"end":64.36,"text":"Well, we can't tell you how much we've appreciated your friendship, and we just hope you get the kind of Christmas you deserve."},{"start":64.39,"end":65.47,"text":"Thank you very much."},{"start":65.73,"end":66.37,"text":"Okay."},{"start":66.41,"end":69.23,"text":"Things seem to be going very well, Mr. President."},{"start":69.25,"end":69.78,"text":"God bless you."},{"start":69.8,"end":70.16,"text":"You're doing fine."},{"start":70.18,"end":71.54,"text":"Well, we're moving along."},{"start":71.56,"end":73.64,"text":"I want to see you for a few minutes pretty soon if I can."},{"start":73.66,"end":73.89,"text":"Sure."},{"start":73.94,"end":74.65,"text":"Anytime."},{"start":74.67,"end":75.65,"text":"Anytime."},{"start":75.67,"end":75.91,"text":"Okay."},{"start":76.07,"end":76.39,"text":"Good night."},{"start":76.41,"end":76.63,"text":"Good night."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon initiated this brief, informal phone call to exchange Christmas greetings with his friend and associate, John A. 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