{"conversationCode":"031-108","tapeNumber":31,"conversationNumber":108,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-031-108","startDateTime":"1972-10-17T22:28:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-10-17T22:29:00.000Z","startDate":"17-Oct-1972","startTime":"6:28 PM","endDate":"17-Oct-1972","endTime":"6:29 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Begich, Pegge (Jendro);","description":"On October 17, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Pegge (Jendro) Begich talked on the telephone from 6:28 pm to 6:29 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 031-108 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. 31-108\n\nDate: October 17, 1972\nTime: 6:28 pm - 6:29 pm\nLocation: White House Telephone\n\nThe President talked with Pegge (Jenko) Begich.\n\n[See Conversation No. 802-6]\n\n        Missing plane with [Thomas] Hale Boggs and Nicholas J. Begich aboard\n            -The President's previous conversation with Corinne (Claiborne) (“Lindy”) Boggs\n            -The President and Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon\n            -Pegge Begich's trip\n                -Children","filename":["031-108.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Begich, Pegge (Jendro)"],"prevCode":"031-107","nextCode":"031-109","transcript":[{"start":0.23,"end":13.98,"text":"Hello, I wanted you to know I talked to Mrs. Boggs earlier today that Mrs. Nixon and I are thinking of you and just hoping for the best on your trip."},{"start":14.92,"end":21.63,"text":"That was a terrible shock to all of us to read about it and we do tell your sick children too that"},{"start":22.22,"end":22.72,"text":"called."},{"start":22.74,"end":30.97,"text":"I know it's a tough time for you, but you know, just keep the faith and hope for the best."},{"start":31.43,"end":33.66,"text":"Okay, thank you for calling."},{"start":33.82,"end":33.9,"text":"Bye."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon telephoned Pegge Begich to express his personal sympathies following the disappearance of her husband, Representative Nicholas Begich, and Representative Hale Boggs in a plane crash. The President offered comfort and encouraged her to maintain hope during the ongoing search efforts, while also inquiring about her children. This call served as a gesture of support from the White House to the families affected by the tragedy.","topics":["Nicholas J. Begich","Hale Boggs","Aviation accident","Condolences","Search and rescue"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T03:55:57.231Z"},"topicSlugs":["nicholas-j-begich","hale-boggs","aviation-accident","condolences","search-and-rescue"],"audioDurationSec":38,"audioFiles":[{"file":"031-108.mp3","bytes":919718,"durationSec":38.25,"bitrate":192342,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:28.233Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/031-108.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/031-108","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/31/conversation-031-108","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}