{"conversationCode":"029-038","tapeNumber":29,"conversationNumber":38,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-029-038","startDateTime":"1972-08-08T15:23:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-08-08T15:23:00.000Z","startDate":"8-Aug-1972","startTime":"11:23 AM","endDate":"8-Aug-1972","endTime":"11:23 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator;","description":"On August 8, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 11:23 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 029-038 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. 29-38\n\nDate: August 8, 1972\nTime: 11:23 am\nLocation: White House Telephone\n\nThe President talked with the White House operator.\n\n[See Conversation No. 765-11]\n\n     Request for a call to Sam Huff","filename":["029-038.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","White House operator"],"prevCode":"029-037","nextCode":"029-039","transcript":[{"start":1.42,"end":9.84,"text":"I'd like to get Mr. Sam Huff, please."},{"start":9.94,"end":12.56,"text":"I think you've got a name there for him."},{"start":12.96,"end":13.44,"text":"H-U-F-F."},{"start":13.46,"end":15.31,"text":"Right, Mr. President."},{"start":15.37,"end":15.77,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":15.91,"end":24.15,"text":"You're welcome."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon initiates a request through the White House operator to place a telephone call to Sam Huff. The President provides the operator with the correct spelling of Huff's surname to ensure the connection is established. This brief exchange serves as a routine administrative coordination to facilitate a direct communication between the President and Huff.","topics":["Presidential communication","Sam Huff","White House operations","Administrative task"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T03:38:08.641Z"},"topicSlugs":["presidential-communication","sam-huff","white-house-operations","administrative-task"],"audioDurationSec":24,"audioFiles":[{"file":"029-038.mp3","bytes":579917,"durationSec":24.11,"bitrate":192450,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:28.233Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/029-038.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/029-038","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/29/conversation-029-038","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}