{"conversationCode":"034-141","tapeNumber":34,"conversationNumber":141,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-034-141","startDateTime":"1972-12-20T17:33:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-12-20T17:47:00.000Z","startDate":"20-Dec-1972","startTime":"12:33 PM","endDate":"20-Dec-1972","endTime":"12:47 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator;","description":"On December 20, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:33 pm and 12:47 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 034-141 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. 34-141\n\nDate: December 20, 1972\nTime: Unknown between 12:33 pm and 12:47 pm\nLocation: White House Telephone\n\nThe President talked with the White House operator.\n\n[The President spoke with Stephen B. Bull in background.]\n\n[See Conversation No. 392-9A]\n\n       Request for a call to Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon","filename":["034-141.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","White House operator"],"prevCode":"034-140","nextCode":"034-142","transcript":[{"start":0.35,"end":3.46,"text":"Well, yeah."},{"start":3.48,"end":6.18,"text":"I told you, Mrs. Nixon, please."},{"start":6.2,"end":7.7,"text":"Yes, Mr. President."},{"start":7.74,"end":8.88,"text":"Helicopter in 415."},{"start":8.94,"end":11.38,"text":"John comes in at 415."},{"start":11.4,"end":12.1,"text":"You understand?"},{"start":12.12,"end":17.83,"text":"You better, yeah."},{"start":19.51,"end":26.61,"text":"Or make him free 30 so that he'll know I have to get the hell out of here."},{"start":26.64,"end":26.73,"text":"Okay?"},{"start":26.75,"end":27.3,"text":"Well, I'll see."},{"start":27.6,"end":28.86,"text":"I'll see about this."},{"start":30.52,"end":31.51,"text":"Thank you."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon coordinated with the White House operator to facilitate a telephone call to First Lady Pat Nixon. He also provided logistical instructions regarding a 4:15 helicopter departure and requested that his schedule be cleared to ensure his timely exit. The conversation focused on managing the President's immediate movements and personal communications.","topics":["Pat Nixon","Logistics","Presidential scheduling","White House operations"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T04:39:31.051Z"},"topicSlugs":["pat-nixon","logistics","presidential-scheduling","white-house-operations"],"audioDurationSec":36,"audioFiles":[{"file":"034-141.mp3","bytes":877344,"durationSec":36.44,"bitrate":192611,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:29.541Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/034-141.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/034-141","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/34/conversation-034-141","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}