{"conversationCode":"034-095","tapeNumber":34,"conversationNumber":95,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-034-095","startDateTime":"1972-12-16T16:08:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-12-16T16:09:00.000Z","startDate":"16-Dec-1972","startTime":"11:08 AM","endDate":"16-Dec-1972","endTime":"11:09 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Dunn, Thomas G.;","description":"On December 16, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Thomas G. Dunn talked on the telephone from 11:08 am to 11:09 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 034-095 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"WHT","recordingDevice":"White House Telephone","latitudeEstimated":38.89767,"longitudeEstimated":-77.03655,"chronCode":"5.2","chronRelease":"Fifth Chronological Release: Part II","chronReleaseDate":"2-Dec-2008","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 34-95\n\nDate: December 16, 1972\nTime: 11:08 am - 11:09 am\nLocation: White House Telephone\n\nThe President talked with Thomas G. Dunn.\n\n[See Conversation No. 825-11]\n\n       Dunn’s health\n            -Heart surgery\n            -The President’s conversation with Thomas G. Dunn, Jr. at reception for 1972\n             election supporters, December 15, 1972\n\n       Dunn’s support for the President\n\f                                              -80-\n\n                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM","filename":["034-095.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Dunn, Thomas G."],"prevCode":"034-094","nextCode":"034-096","transcript":[{"start":0.54,"end":2.74,"text":"I had Mayor Dunn on the line, sir."},{"start":2.76,"end":2.88,"text":"Hello."},{"start":3.38,"end":3.8,"text":"Mr. President?"},{"start":4.28,"end":15.94,"text":"Well, they tell me you're going in for that open-heart surgery, and I know that you don't need any good wishes because you're going to make it, but I saw your son last night and admired his red beard, and I said that you tell your dad to have that old spirit."},{"start":16.84,"end":21.03,"text":"Well, you'll never know what kind of medicine you just gave me by making this go all right."},{"start":21.19,"end":22.97,"text":"I deeply appreciate it, sir."},{"start":23.45,"end":25.36,"text":"Well, they all work these days."},{"start":25.38,"end":29.86,"text":"You know, these doctors are such geniuses that when they've got a tough Irishman to work on, there's no problem."},{"start":30.44,"end":34.48,"text":"Well, thank you so much, Mr. President, and I'll pass the word on to my family."},{"start":34.62,"end":38.17,"text":"I know it's going to be tough, you know what I mean, but you'll do it."},{"start":38.19,"end":38.77,"text":"You'll make it."},{"start":38.85,"end":46.9,"text":"You know how proud I was to be part of your team, and congratulations again, and best wishes for a Merry Christmas and a successful term."},{"start":46.92,"end":49,"text":"And Merry Christmas to you and a Happy New Year."},{"start":49.1,"end":50.66,"text":"Thank you, Mr. President."},{"start":50.84,"end":51.27,"text":"Thank you."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon called Thomas G. Dunn to offer personal encouragement ahead of the mayor's scheduled open-heart surgery. Building on a conversation Nixon had with Dunn’s son the previous night, the President expressed confidence in the mayor's recovery and reaffirmed his appreciation for Dunn's political support. The exchange served as a gesture of goodwill and moral support during a critical health challenge.","topics":["Thomas G. Dunn","Heart surgery","Personal correspondence","1972 election","White House relations"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T04:35:08.936Z"},"topicSlugs":["thomas-g-dunn","heart-surgery","personal-correspondence","1972-election","white-house-relations"],"audioDurationSec":56,"audioFiles":[{"file":"034-095.mp3","bytes":1351283,"durationSec":56.19,"bitrate":192399,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:29.541Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:42:41.151Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/034-095.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/034-095","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/034/conversation-034-095","catalogNaId":647841794,"catalogUrl":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/647841794","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}