{"conversationCode":"021-102","tapeNumber":21,"conversationNumber":102,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-021-102","startDateTime":"1972-03-17T21:34:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-03-17T21:34:00.000Z","startDate":"17-Mar-1972","startTime":"4:34 PM","endDate":"17-Mar-1972","endTime":"4:34 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator;","description":"On March 17, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 4:34 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 021-102 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. 21-102\n\nDate: March 17, 1972\nTime: 4:34 pm\nLocation: White House Telephone\n\nThe White House operator talked with the President.\n\n[See Conversation No. 323-33E]\n\n     Richard G. Kleindienst’s location\n          -Los Angeles","filename":["021-102.mp3"],"tapeStart":"04:00:36","tapeEnd":"04:00:51","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","White House operator"],"prevCode":"021-101","nextCode":"021-103","aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to determine the whereabouts of Richard G. Kleindienst. The President specifically inquired about Kleindienst's current location in Los Angeles to facilitate communication. This brief administrative exchange served to coordinate the President's schedule and reach a key member of his administration.","topics":["Richard G. Kleindienst","White House operations","Personnel logistics","Presidential communication"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T02:14:08.187Z"},"topicSlugs":["richard-g-kleindienst","white-house-operations","personnel-logistics","presidential-communication"],"audioDurationSec":15,"audioFiles":[{"file":"021-102.mp3","bytes":589109,"durationSec":14.63,"bitrate":322168,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-10-28T16:44:09.655Z","audioSource":"National Archives Catalog (open data, RN-WHT)","audioSourceUrls":["https://catalog.archives.gov/medialz/presidential-libraries/nixon/rn-wht/17412458/6852410/37-wht-conversation-021-102-pa.mp3"],"catalogNaId":646310204,"originalFilename":["021a.mp3","021c.mp3"],"transcript":[{"start":0,"end":1,"speaker":"Nixon","text":"Hello."},{"start":1,"end":5,"speaker":"Operator","text":"Mr. Kleindienst is en route to Los Angeles, will arrive there about 5:40, our time."},{"start":5,"end":11,"speaker":"Nixon","text":"No. No problem. I'll— It's It's not urgent. Just cancel the call, tell him I'll call him Monday."},{"start":11,"end":12,"speaker":"Operator","text":"Thank you."}],"transcriptCreatedAt":"2026-10-28T12:49:33.043Z","transcriptModel":"google/gemini-3.8-flash","transcriptSource":"audio-llm","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/021-102.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/021-102","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/021/conversation-021-102","catalogUrl":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/646310204","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}