{"conversationCode":"031-099","tapeNumber":31,"conversationNumber":99,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-031-099","startDateTime":"1972-10-17T13:12:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-10-17T13:13:00.000Z","startDate":"17-Oct-1972","startTime":"9:12 AM","endDate":"17-Oct-1972","endTime":"9:13 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Marrinsen, Ralph;","description":"On October 17, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Ralph Marrinsen talked on the telephone from 9:12 am to 9:13 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 031-099 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. 31-99\n\nDate: October 17, 1972\nTime: 9:12 am - 9:13 am\nLocation: White House Telephone\n\nThe President talked with Ralph Marrinson.\n\n[See Conversation No. 801-4B]\n\n        1972 campaign\n            -Marrinson's efforts\n                -Nursing homes\n                    -The President’s view","filename":["031-099.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Marrinsen, Ralph"],"prevCode":"031-098","nextCode":"031-100","transcript":[{"start":0.03,"end":1.81,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":1.95,"end":2.15,"text":"Hello."},{"start":2.29,"end":2.73,"text":"Good morning."},{"start":3.15,"end":3.6,"text":"Good morning."},{"start":3.88,"end":18.48,"text":"I tried to reach you yesterday only to tell you that with three weeks going before the election, I so much appreciate all of your very fine comments you've made and through the nursing homes for the President's Committee and so forth."},{"start":18.7,"end":19.8,"text":"Thank you very much."},{"start":19.82,"end":24.2,"text":"And we hope that we just do a good job and do a better job for those people that are in those homes."},{"start":24.3,"end":25.08,"text":"Thank you very much."},{"start":25.16,"end":28.23,"text":"We appreciate your concern and support."},{"start":28.25,"end":28.53,"text":"Right."},{"start":28.97,"end":29.87,"text":"Well, there are..."},{"start":29.85,"end":38,"text":"I have a really deep feeling in my heart about all these problems because I've seen so many people get in those homes, and they're terribly important."},{"start":38.02,"end":41.61,"text":"And we're glad to have you with us."},{"start":41.73,"end":42.57,"text":"Thank you very much."},{"start":42.69,"end":43.35,"text":"Good luck."},{"start":43.37,"end":43.77,"text":"Thank you."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon contacted Ralph Marrinson to express personal appreciation for his campaign contributions and advocacy work regarding nursing home issues. The discussion centered on the importance of improving conditions within these facilities, reflecting the President's stated personal concern for the elderly. No specific policy actions were decided, as the call served primarily as a gesture of political recognition and encouragement for Marrinson's efforts.","topics":["1972 presidential campaign","nursing home reform","political outreach","elderly care"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T03:55:07.683Z"},"topicSlugs":["1972-presidential-campaign","nursing-home-reform","political-outreach","elderly-care"],"audioDurationSec":48,"audioFiles":[{"file":"031-099.mp3","bytes":1156074,"durationSec":48.09,"bitrate":192305,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:28.233Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/031-099.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/031-099","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/31/conversation-031-099","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}