{"conversationCode":"025-064","tapeNumber":25,"conversationNumber":64,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-025-064","startDateTime":"1972-06-14T14:51:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-06-14T14:53:00.000Z","startDate":"14-Jun-1972","startTime":"10:51 AM","endDate":"14-Jun-1972","endTime":"10:53 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); McClellan, John L.; Rogers, William P.;","description":"On June 14, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, John L. McClellan, and William P. Rogers talked on the telephone from 10:51 am to 10:53 am. 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Rogers's congratulations\n\nRogers talked with McClellan at an unknown time.\n\n     McClellan's electoral victory\n         -Rogers's congratulations\n         -Results of victory\n         -Organized labor\n               -Campaign efforts\n\n     McClellan\n         -Work with Rogers\n         -Cooperation with President","filename":["025-064.mp3"],"tapeStart":"02:34:50","tapeEnd":"02:36:29","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","McClellan, John L.","Rogers, William P."],"prevCode":"025-063","nextCode":"025-065","transcript":[{"start":0.03,"end":2.3,"text":"Hello?"},{"start":2.58,"end":5.48,"text":"Senator McClellan, Mr. President."},{"start":5.5,"end":5.62,"text":"Hello?"},{"start":6.49,"end":18.34,"text":"I'm just sitting here talking with Bill Rogers, and we were saying again how delighted we were that you won that thing, and I think my call must have given you those extra votes."},{"start":19.58,"end":20.72,"text":"Thank you, Mr. President."},{"start":21.1,"end":21.76,"text":"Thank you, Will."},{"start":21.96,"end":23.45,"text":"I heard that we had a hard fight."},{"start":23.55,"end":25.95,"text":"That's right, but it's a great victory for the country, John."},{"start":26.13,"end":26.91,"text":"And here's Bill."},{"start":26.93,"end":28.11,"text":"He wants to tell you the same thing."},{"start":28.13,"end":29.36,"text":"I'm glad you feel that way."},{"start":29.39,"end":30.26,"text":"Here he is."},{"start":31.1,"end":32.46,"text":"John, congratulations."},{"start":32.54,"end":34.52,"text":"I don't know when anything has pleased me so much."},{"start":34.7,"end":35.4,"text":"Thank you, Bill."},{"start":35.42,"end":36.28,"text":"Thank you very much."},{"start":36.68,"end":38.41,"text":"It really was terrific."},{"start":38.78,"end":46.59,"text":"The President and I were just talking about how much we've respected you over the years, and the worst thing that could have happened to have you defeated now."},{"start":46.61,"end":48.45,"text":"We were really pleased."},{"start":48.47,"end":49.38,"text":"Well, thank you, Bill."},{"start":49.4,"end":58.62,"text":"The labor, outside laborers came down here to take over the state, but we were able to repel them."},{"start":58.6,"end":61.86,"text":"Well, that's good."},{"start":62.22,"end":62.74,"text":"That's great."},{"start":63.28,"end":68.14,"text":"Well, I never forgot, never will forget how great you were to me when"},{"start":68.71,"end":70.71,"text":"many years ago."},{"start":71.13,"end":72.3,"text":"Well, thank you, Bill."},{"start":73.4,"end":74.66,"text":"Give my best to your wife."},{"start":74.86,"end":75.96,"text":"I surely will, Bill."},{"start":75.98,"end":78.3,"text":"And I do appreciate you as the president called me."},{"start":78.52,"end":79.92,"text":"The president has been grand."},{"start":80,"end":83.81,"text":"I want to cooperate with him every way that I possibly can."},{"start":83.85,"end":84.79,"text":"I think you know that."},{"start":84.99,"end":85.47,"text":"I do, John."},{"start":85.65,"end":89.55,"text":"I don't give a darn much about Democrat or Republican."},{"start":89.93,"end":93.31,"text":"I'd like to try to serve this country, and this country's in a bad shape."},{"start":93.53,"end":95.8,"text":"Yeah, well, you've done a great job, and we appreciate it very much."},{"start":96.1,"end":96.82,"text":"Well, thank you, Bill."},{"start":96.84,"end":97.26,"text":"As well, John."},{"start":97.28,"end":97.56,"text":"Thanks."},{"start":97.94,"end":98.18,"text":"Bye."},{"start":98.16,"end":99.02,"text":"Thank you."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and Secretary of State William P. Rogers placed a joint congratulatory call to Senator John L. McClellan following his recent electoral victory. During the discussion, McClellan reflected on his successful campaign against organized labor efforts in his state while expressing a bipartisan commitment to cooperate with the administration. Both Nixon and Rogers emphasized their professional respect for the Senator and the importance of his continued service to the nation.","topics":["John L. 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