{"conversationCode":"025-128","tapeNumber":25,"conversationNumber":128,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-025-128","startDateTime":"1972-06-22T21:05:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-06-22T21:07:00.000Z","startDate":"22-Jun-1972","startTime":"5:05 PM","endDate":"22-Jun-1972","endTime":"5:07 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Daley, Richard J.;","description":"On June 22, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Richard J. Daley talked on the telephone from 5:05 pm to 5:07 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 025-128 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. 25-128\n\nDate: June 22, 1972\n\fTime: 5:05-5:07 pm\nLocation: White House Telephone\n\nThe President talked with Richard J. Daley.\n\n[See Conversation No. 740-7C]\n\n     Greetings\n\n     President's family\n\n     Vietnam\n          -Daley's statement to Mayors' Conference\n                -Television coverage\n          -President's policies\n                -Objectives\n                -Daley's support\n                -Outcome","filename":["025-128.mp3"],"tapeStart":"05:16:30","tapeEnd":"05:17:35","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Daley, Richard J."],"prevCode":"025-127","nextCode":"025-129","transcript":[{"start":0.18,"end":1.36,"text":"Hello."},{"start":1.62,"end":5.97,"text":"Mayor Daley, Mr. President."},{"start":6.15,"end":6.39,"text":"Hello."},{"start":7.17,"end":7.37,"text":"Hello."},{"start":7.39,"end":7.99,"text":"Mr. President."},{"start":8.01,"end":8.71,"text":"Hello, Mr. Mayor."},{"start":9.74,"end":10.32,"text":"How are you?"},{"start":10.4,"end":10.86,"text":"How are you?"},{"start":10.88,"end":11.5,"text":"Fine."},{"start":11.56,"end":12.24,"text":"How's your family?"},{"start":12.48,"end":12.68,"text":"Fine."},{"start":12.7,"end":13.48,"text":"They're just fine."},{"start":13.74,"end":14.28,"text":"Very good."},{"start":14.3,"end":21.21,"text":"I just called to tell you that I was most grateful for the statement you made to the mayor's conference on that Vietnam thing."},{"start":21.23,"end":25.14,"text":"And incidentally, I don't know whether you know, but our people watch the shows."},{"start":25.16,"end":28.06,"text":"They said it got a very good coverage on TV."},{"start":28.04,"end":49.87,"text":"well you're nationally you're our president as i told you something well i remember we wrote in the car that day right oh one thing that i know you want pieces more than anyone else i've seen two fellows in there like yourself sure and i think we should stand behind you that's right i heard a lot of things and i just couldn't sit there i just don't well i appreciate let me say"},{"start":50.23,"end":54.18,"text":"We're doing the right thing, I can assure you, and it's going to come out all right."},{"start":54.24,"end":60.39,"text":"But I'll always remember those who put their country above partisanship like yourself on an issue like this."},{"start":60.71,"end":61.05,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":61.07,"end":62.68,"text":"Good luck and good wishes."},{"start":62.96,"end":64.94,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":65.04,"end":65.12,"text":"Bye."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon initiated this call to personally thank Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley for his public support of the administration's Vietnam War policies during the U.S. Conference of Mayors. Daley reaffirmed his commitment to backing the President's efforts, emphasizing that he prioritized national interests over partisan considerations. Nixon praised Daley's stance, noting the positive television coverage the Mayor's statement received and expressing confidence in the ultimate success of his Vietnam strategy.","topics":["Vietnam War","Richard J. Daley","U.S. Conference of Mayors","Partisanship","Presidential support"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T03:14:03.478Z"},"topicSlugs":["vietnam-war","richard-j-daley","u-s-conference-of-mayors","partisanship","presidential-support"],"audioDurationSec":66,"audioFiles":[{"file":"025-128.mp3","bytes":1575496,"durationSec":65.57,"bitrate":192212,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:27.841Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/025-128.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/025-128","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/025/conversation-025-128","catalogNaId":417193879,"catalogUrl":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/417193879","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}