{"conversationCode":"028-049","tapeNumber":28,"conversationNumber":49,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-028-049","startDateTime":"1972-08-03T12:48:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-08-03T12:54:00.000Z","startDate":"3-Aug-1972","startTime":"8:48 AM","endDate":"3-Aug-1972","endTime":"8:54 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Marsh, John O., Jr.;","description":"On August 3, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and John O. Marsh, Jr. talked on the telephone from 8:48 am to 8:54 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 028-049 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"WHT","recordingDevice":"White House Telephone","latitudeEstimated":38.89767,"longitudeEstimated":-77.03655,"chronCode":4,"chronRelease":"Fourth Chronological Release","chronReleaseDate":"10-Dec-2003","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 28-49\n\nDate: August 3, 1972\nTime: 8:48 am - 8:54 am\nLocation: White House Telephone\n\nThe President talked with John O. Marsh, Jr.\n\n[See Conversation No. 760-6A]\n\n     Greetings\n\n     The President's talks with Charles W. Colson, John B. Connally\n          -Praise for Marsh's job with the American Revolutionary Bicentennial Commission\n                -George C. Wallace\n\n*****************************************************************\n\nBEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1\n[Personal returnable]\n\n[Duration: 5m 51s ]\n\nEND WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1\n\n*****************************************************************","filename":["028-049.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Marsh, John O., Jr."],"prevCode":"028-048","nextCode":"028-050","transcript":[{"start":3.37,"end":5.86,"text":"Hello, did you call me for Mr. Marsh?"},{"start":5.88,"end":10.26,"text":"Yes, I have him holding one, Mr. President."},{"start":10.32,"end":11.8,"text":"The President's on the line."},{"start":11.82,"end":11.94,"text":"Hello?"},{"start":11.96,"end":12.08,"text":"Hello?"},{"start":12.1,"end":12.4,"text":"Jack?"},{"start":12.78,"end":15.17,"text":"Jack Marsh, how are you, sir?"},{"start":15.19,"end":16.03,"text":"Hey, how are you?"},{"start":16.05,"end":20.15,"text":"I haven't been in touch with you because I've got a sort of... You've got a lot to do."},{"start":20.17,"end":27.54,"text":"Well, I've got a few things, but I just wanted you to know I, of course, have been in touch with Chuck Colson and I just had a long talk with John Connolly and"},{"start":27.52,"end":30.05,"text":"they just think you're doing a great job."},{"start":30.07,"end":30.93,"text":"Well, it's a pleasure."},{"start":30.95,"end":32.45,"text":"A great job, and I appreciate it."},{"start":32.49,"end":36.06,"text":"I know this thing with Wallace thing is hard, but without you, we just couldn't handle it."},{"start":36.08,"end":37.52,"text":"You've got all those balls in the air."},{"start":38.34,"end":41.91,"text":"And I want you to know that I have total confidence in you."},{"start":51.67,"end":52.23,"text":"That's a stop."},{"start":52.59,"end":52.97,"text":"Yes, sir."},{"start":52.99,"end":53.37,"text":"Okay."},{"start":53.47,"end":54.33,"text":"Thanks for calling."},{"start":54.35,"end":54.51,"text":"Bye."},{"start":54.53,"end":55.55,"text":"I appreciate it."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon called John O. Marsh, Jr. to express appreciation for his ongoing work with the American Revolutionary Bicentennial Commission. Nixon relayed positive feedback from Charles Colson and John Connally regarding Marsh’s performance and specifically praised his handling of sensitive matters involving George Wallace. The President concluded the call by affirming his total confidence in Marsh’s ability to manage his current responsibilities.","topics":["American Revolutionary Bicentennial Commission","George C. Wallace","Personnel management","Political strategy","Charles W. Colson","John B. Connally"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T03:33:54.308Z"},"topicSlugs":["american-revolutionary-bicentennial-commission","george-c-wallace","personnel-management","political-strategy","charles-w-colson","john-b-connally"],"audioDurationSec":56,"audioFiles":[{"file":"028-049.mp3","bytes":1334592,"durationSec":55.51,"bitrate":192338,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:28.084Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:42:39.453Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/028-049.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/028-049","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/28/conversation-028-049","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}