{"conversationCode":"020-140","tapeNumber":20,"conversationNumber":140,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-020-140","startDateTime":"1972-03-01T16:29:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-03-01T16:32:00.000Z","startDate":"1-Mar-1972","startTime":"11:29 AM","endDate":"1-Mar-1972","endTime":"11:32 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator; Walker, Ronald H.;","description":"On March 1, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Ronald H. Walker talked on the telephone from 11:29 am to 11:32 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 020-140 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"WHT","recordingDevice":"White House Telephone","latitudeEstimated":38.89767,"longitudeEstimated":-77.03655,"chronCode":3,"chronRelease":"Third Chronological Release","chronReleaseDate":"28-Feb-2002","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 20-140\n\nDate: March 1, 1972\nTime: 11:29 am - 11:32 am\nLocation: White House Telephone\n\nThe White House operator talked with the President.\n\n     Ronald H. Walker on the line\n\nWalker talked with the President between 11:31 am and 11:32 am.\n\n[See Conversation No. 676-22B]\n\n     Walker's effort in People’s Republic of China [PRC]\n         -Remarks by Chinese\n         -Walker's health\n                -Florida trip","filename":["020-140.mp3"],"tapeStart":"04:50:14","tapeEnd":"04:50:56","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","White House operator","Walker, Ronald H."],"prevCode":"020-139","nextCode":"020-141","transcript":[{"start":0.03,"end":1.05,"text":"Hello."},{"start":1.07,"end":2.53,"text":"I have Mr. Ron Walker, Mr. President."},{"start":2.55,"end":2.73,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":3.44,"end":3.6,"text":"Hello."},{"start":4.13,"end":4.42,"text":"Mr. President."},{"start":4.68,"end":5.02,"text":"Hello."},{"start":5.9,"end":6.54,"text":"Yes, sir, Mr. President."},{"start":6.56,"end":12.7,"text":"Well, from all accounts, I want you to know that we just thought you and your boys did a fantastic job over there."},{"start":13.43,"end":17.05,"text":"I know you must be bushed, so get some time off."},{"start":17.13,"end":24.54,"text":"But all the talks with our Chinese friends, they remarked about how young all of you were, but I imagine you've added 10 years to your lives."},{"start":24.52,"end":29.11,"text":"Well, sir, I feel very, very proud that I could participate in it."},{"start":29.35,"end":29.89,"text":"You must be."},{"start":29.91,"end":30.71,"text":"You got a little cold?"},{"start":31.19,"end":31.95,"text":"Yes, sir, a little bit."},{"start":31.97,"end":33.48,"text":"You're going to Florida?"},{"start":33.6,"end":34.22,"text":"Yes, sir, I am."},{"start":34.24,"end":35.62,"text":"I appreciate that very much."},{"start":35.78,"end":36.52,"text":"That'll fix you up."},{"start":36.6,"end":38.27,"text":"Well, you deserve the rest."},{"start":38.37,"end":39.39,"text":"I know you do appreciate it."},{"start":39.63,"end":40.85,"text":"Thank you, sir, very much."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon called Ronald H. Walker to commend him and his team for their successful logistical efforts during the President’s recent trip to the People’s Republic of China. Nixon acknowledged the demanding nature of the assignment and expressed pride in their performance while noting the Chinese officials' observations regarding the team's youth. The conversation concluded with Nixon encouraging the fatigued Walker to take a planned trip to Florida to recover his health.","topics":["Ronald H. Walker","People's Republic of China","Logistics","Diplomatic relations","Presidential praise"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T02:04:31.089Z"},"topicSlugs":["ronald-h-walker","peoples-republic-of-china","logistics","diplomatic-relations","presidential-praise"],"audioDurationSec":42,"audioFiles":[{"file":"020-140.mp3","bytes":1000593,"durationSec":41.63,"bitrate":192285,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:24.938Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/020-140.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/020-140","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/20/conversation-020-140","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}