{"conversationCode":"031-076","tapeNumber":31,"conversationNumber":76,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-031-076","startDateTime":"1972-10-16T21:08:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-10-16T21:14:00.000Z","startDate":"16-Oct-1972","startTime":"5:08 PM","endDate":"16-Oct-1972","endTime":"5:14 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator; Haig, Alexander M., Jr.;","description":"On October 16, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:08 pm and 5:14 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 031-076 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. 31-76\n\nDate: October 16, 1972\nTime: Unknown between 5:08 pm and 5:14 pm\nLocation: White House Telephone\n\nThe White House operator talked with the President.\n\n[See Conversation No. 800-2B]\n\n        Attempted telephone connection with Robert W. Galvin\n\nThe President conferred with Alexander M. Haig, Jr. at an unknown time between 5:08 pm and\n5:14 pm.\n\n        Vietnam negotiations\n            -Nguyen Van Thieu\n\n        Connection on telephone\n           -Galvin","filename":["031-076.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","White House operator","Haig, Alexander M., Jr."],"prevCode":"031-075","nextCode":"031-077","transcript":[{"start":0.35,"end":0.79,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":0.81,"end":2.19,"text":"Mr. President."},{"start":2.21,"end":2.47,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":2.65,"end":4.08,"text":"I have Robert Galvin."},{"start":4.44,"end":5.52,"text":"Oh, yeah."},{"start":5.76,"end":7.18,"text":"Good."},{"start":7.84,"end":10.2,"text":"Good."},{"start":10.22,"end":10.74,"text":"Hello?"},{"start":10.76,"end":11.06,"text":"Hello?"},{"start":11.38,"end":12.16,"text":"Mr. Galvin."},{"start":14.79,"end":16.09,"text":"That's all right."},{"start":17.41,"end":27.02,"text":"He'll get him on."},{"start":27.08,"end":27.42,"text":"Hello?"},{"start":27.46,"end":27.68,"text":"Oh, good."},{"start":27.8,"end":28.6,"text":"What happened?"},{"start":29.33,"end":29.85,"text":"That's right."},{"start":29.87,"end":33.02,"text":"Don't worry about it now."},{"start":33.04,"end":33.28,"text":"Hello?"},{"start":33.44,"end":37.01,"text":"He said he would wait."},{"start":37.75,"end":38.25,"text":"It's all right."},{"start":38.27,"end":38.89,"text":"You let me know."},{"start":40.53,"end":43.74,"text":"I'll be ready any time."},{"start":43.76,"end":43.94,"text":"Yes, sir."},{"start":43.96,"end":45.11,"text":"Anybody who's going to stay here."},{"start":64.11,"end":65.52,"text":"One moment, I'm gonna dial his number."},{"start":65.54,"end":66.61,"text":"All right, you can call me back."},{"start":67.01,"end":68.56,"text":"All right."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and Alexander Haig coordinate telephone logistics involving Robert Galvin while managing ongoing communication regarding sensitive Vietnam negotiations. The discussion touches upon the strategic posture of South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu amidst the delicate diplomatic climate. The call concludes with administrative directives to ensure the President remains reachable for further updates on these high-stakes foreign policy matters.","topics":["Vietnam negotiations","Nguyen Van Thieu","Diplomatic strategy","Robert Galvin","White House communications"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T03:52:59.322Z"},"topicSlugs":["vietnam-negotiations","nguyen-van-thieu","diplomatic-strategy","robert-galvin","white-house-communications"],"audioDurationSec":72,"audioFiles":[{"file":"031-076.mp3","bytes":1723453,"durationSec":71.73,"bitrate":192206,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:28.233Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/031-076.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/031-076","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/31/conversation-031-076","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}