{"conversationCode":"031-092","tapeNumber":31,"conversationNumber":92,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-031-092","startDateTime":"1972-10-17T00:12:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-10-17T00:14:00.000Z","startDate":"16-Oct-1972","startTime":"8:12 PM","endDate":"16-Oct-1972","endTime":"8:14 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Williams, Theodore S. (\"Ted\");","description":"On October 16, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Theodore S. (\"Ted\") Williams talked on the telephone from 8:12 pm to 8:14 pm. 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Oct-06)\n\n             -World Series\n             -Congress\n\n        William's schedule\n            -Putney, Vermont\n                -Mrs. Williams\n                -Pointer dog\n                     -Hunting\n                         -Rogers C.B. Morton\n                             -[First name not known] Townsend\n                     -King Timahoe\n\n        Farewells\n            -Mrs. Williams","filename":["031-092.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Williams, Theodore S. (\"Ted\")"],"prevCode":"031-091","nextCode":"031-093","transcript":[{"start":0.52,"end":0.82,"text":"Hello?"},{"start":0.98,"end":4.64,"text":"Mr. Ted Williams."},{"start":5.27,"end":5.51,"text":"Hello?"},{"start":5.77,"end":6.81,"text":"How are you, Mr. President?"},{"start":6.87,"end":7.69,"text":"Ted, well, how are you?"},{"start":7.93,"end":8.97,"text":"Well, I'm all right, sir."},{"start":16.02,"end":22.97,"text":"Well... And whatever happened to the Rangers, let me say it wasn't a matter of a lack of support from me."},{"start":23.27,"end":24.63,"text":"Well, I know that."},{"start":24.65,"end":27,"text":"Are you going to the series?"},{"start":27.04,"end":31.8,"text":"No, I'll tell you that the Congress is still around, and I've got to do a little work."},{"start":32.15,"end":35.01,"text":"But I'll try to catch one or two games on TV."},{"start":35.41,"end":36.43,"text":"It isn't on today, is it?"},{"start":36.65,"end":37.99,"text":"No, no, it's on tonight."},{"start":38.09,"end":38.83,"text":"I mean, tomorrow night."},{"start":38.89,"end":39.41,"text":"Tomorrow night."},{"start":39.44,"end":41.16,"text":"I may... Wednesday, Thursday night."},{"start":41.36,"end":42.04,"text":"I'll catch them."},{"start":42.06,"end":43.82,"text":"I think I can catch two or three tonight games."},{"start":43.96,"end":44.88,"text":"Well, that'll be wonderful."},{"start":44.9,"end":46.31,"text":"You know you're awful kind to call."},{"start":46.45,"end":47.21,"text":"Where did I catch you?"},{"start":47.35,"end":48.37,"text":"There's more for you than I am."},{"start":48.49,"end":48.97,"text":"Where are you?"},{"start":49.29,"end":50.39,"text":"Well, I'm up in Vermont."},{"start":50.41,"end":52.64,"text":"My wife has a little home up in Putney, Vermont."},{"start":53,"end":53.38,"text":"Oh, yes."},{"start":53.4,"end":54.6,"text":"I'm doing a little woodcock hunting."},{"start":55.18,"end":55.28,"text":"Good."},{"start":55.48,"end":57.62,"text":"It's a very nice dog, and I go out."},{"start":57.64,"end":58.53,"text":"What kind of a dog is it?"},{"start":58.79,"end":60.17,"text":"Oh, it's a pointer, and we go out."},{"start":60.21,"end":61.29,"text":"I was with..."},{"start":61.27,"end":68.24,"text":"with a friend of the Secretary Morton today, a fellow named Townsend."},{"start":68.3,"end":69.48,"text":"Oh, yes, right."},{"start":69.62,"end":70.97,"text":"Oh, yes, yes, I know."},{"start":71.11,"end":75.11,"text":"A very good friend of his, and we were talking about everybody today, and we're all on your team."},{"start":75.25,"end":75.91,"text":"Right."},{"start":75.93,"end":78.7,"text":"I guess, Bush, you know, I've got a marvelous Irish center."},{"start":79.26,"end":82.92,"text":"Both his mother and father are champions, but we've never trained them."},{"start":83.39,"end":85.54,"text":"I'll tell you, any time you want to hump with him, you can."},{"start":85.8,"end":86.86,"text":"All right."},{"start":86.98,"end":87.5,"text":"I know that."},{"start":87.54,"end":88.52,"text":"Very best to you, sir."},{"start":88.58,"end":89.56,"text":"Well, thanks a lot."},{"start":89.7,"end":93.35,"text":"All right, and we'll be pulling everything we can to get things organized."},{"start":93.37,"end":94.57,"text":"We'll see you after the election."},{"start":94.59,"end":94.85,"text":"Very kind."},{"start":94.87,"end":96.4,"text":"You have my best year pretty wise."},{"start":96.58,"end":96.84,"text":"I will."},{"start":96.86,"end":97.68,"text":"All right, sir."},{"start":97.84,"end":98.18,"text":"Good night."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and baseball legend Ted Williams engaged in a brief, informal social call to exchange pleasantries and discuss current events. 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