{"conversationCode":"017-084","tapeNumber":17,"conversationNumber":84,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-017-084","startDateTime":"1971-12-25T16:21:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-12-25T16:22:00.000Z","startDate":"25-Dec-1971","startTime":"11:21 AM","endDate":"25-Dec-1971","endTime":"11:22 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Hughes, James D. (\"Don\");","description":"On December 25, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and James D. (\"Don\") Hughes talked on the telephone from 11:21 am to 11:22 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 017-084 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. 17-84\n\nDate: December 25, 1971\nTime: 11:21 am - 11:22 am\nLocation: White House Telephone\n\nThe President talked with Maj. Gen. James D. Hughes.\n\n     Congressman George W. Andrews's death\n         -Aide for his widow [Elizabeth Andrews]","filename":["017-084.mp3"],"tapeStart":"03:11:37","tapeEnd":"03:12:01","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Hughes, James D. (\"Don\")"],"prevCode":"017-083","nextCode":"017-085","transcript":[{"start":0.54,"end":1.68,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":1.78,"end":5.29,"text":"General Hughes, sir."},{"start":5.3,"end":14.1,"text":"Congressman George Andrews died today in Alabama at the University Hospital, and I wanted you to put the procedure."},{"start":14.12,"end":17.85,"text":"His wife's name is Elizabeth."},{"start":17.87,"end":19.91,"text":"And, you know, if you could send an aide."},{"start":19.93,"end":20.15,"text":"Okay?"},{"start":20.77,"end":21.17,"text":"Fine, Don."},{"start":21.19,"end":21.89,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":21.91,"end":22.6,"text":"Merry Christmas."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon instructed Major General James D. Hughes to initiate standard protocol following the death of Congressman George W. Andrews. The President requested that an aide be dispatched to assist the Congressman’s widow, Elizabeth Andrews. This brief exchange served to ensure appropriate administrative and ceremonial support for the grieving family during the holiday.","topics":["George W. Andrews","Elizabeth Andrews","White House protocol","Condolences","Personnel management"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T00:49:19.950Z"},"topicSlugs":["george-w-andrews","elizabeth-andrews","white-house-protocol","condolences","personnel-management"],"audioDurationSec":25,"audioFiles":[{"file":"017-084.mp3","bytes":596217,"durationSec":24.79,"bitrate":192436,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:24.620Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/017-084.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/017-084","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/17/conversation-017-084","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}