{"conversationCode":"032-017","tapeNumber":32,"conversationNumber":17,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-032-017","startDateTime":"1972-10-24T17:34:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-10-24T17:58:00.000Z","startDate":"24-Oct-1972","startTime":"1:34 PM","endDate":"24-Oct-1972","endTime":"1:58 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator;","description":"On October 24, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:34 pm and 1:58 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 032-017 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. 032-017\n\nDate: October 24, 1972\nTime: Unknown between 1:34 pm and 1:58 pm\n\nLocation: White House Telephone\n\nThe White House operator talked with the President.\n\n[See Conversation No. 373-6]\n\n        Joseph M. Margiotta\n            -Location\n                -Restaurant\n                    -Telephone call","filename":["032-017.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","White House operator"],"prevCode":"032-016","nextCode":"032-018","transcript":[{"start":1.2,"end":1.6,"text":"Hello?"},{"start":1.82,"end":3.81,"text":"Mr. President, I call to Mr. Joe Marghiata."},{"start":4.07,"end":7.48,"text":"He's at luncheon, be back at 2 o'clock, or we think we could get him at a restaurant."},{"start":7.62,"end":8.46,"text":"What would you like us to do?"},{"start":8.76,"end":9.89,"text":"Sure, get him at the restaurant."},{"start":9.91,"end":10.31,"text":"Surely will."},{"start":10.59,"end":10.81,"text":"Bye."},{"start":11.15,"end":11.59,"text":"Bye, sir."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon instructed the White House operator to facilitate a telephone call to Nassau County Republican leader Joseph M. Margiotta. The operator informed the President that Margiotta was currently at a luncheon and could be reached at a restaurant. Nixon directed the operator to proceed with connecting him to the restaurant, prioritizing immediate contact over waiting for Margiotta's expected return to his office.","topics":["Joseph M. Margiotta","Nassau County Republican Committee","Telephone communication","Scheduling"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T04:01:36.707Z"},"topicSlugs":["joseph-m-margiotta","nassau-county-republican-committee","telephone-communication","scheduling"],"audioDurationSec":18,"audioFiles":[{"file":"032-017.mp3","bytes":440110,"durationSec":18.28,"bitrate":192608,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:28.233Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/032-017.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/032-017","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/32/conversation-032-017","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}