{"conversationCode":"035-143","tapeNumber":35,"conversationNumber":143,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-035-143","startDateTime":"1973-01-11T22:02:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-01-11T22:03:00.000Z","startDate":"11-Jan-1973","startTime":"5:02 PM","endDate":"11-Jan-1973","endTime":"5:03 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bond, Christopher S.;","description":"On January 11, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Christopher S. Bond talked on the telephone from 5:02 pm to 5:03 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 035-143 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. 35-143\n\nDate: January 11, 1973\nTime: 5:02 pm - 5:03 pm\nLocation: White House Telephone\n\nThe President talked with Claude S. Brinegar.\n\n[See Conversation No. 401-31/402-1E]\n\n       The President’s schedule\n            -1973 Inauguration\n            -Cabinet meeting\n\n       Brinegar's confirmation hearings\n            -Status\n            -Timing\n            -Family arrival","filename":["035-143.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Bond, Christopher S."],"prevCode":"035-142","nextCode":"035-144","transcript":[{"start":0.96,"end":1.7,"text":"Hello."},{"start":1.72,"end":2.12,"text":"Mr. Brinegar."},{"start":2.32,"end":3.46,"text":"Mr. Claude Brinegar, Mr. President."},{"start":4.42,"end":15.26,"text":"I just wanted to tell you that I won't see you, of course, until the inauguration and the first cabinet meeting, but everybody tells me everything is getting their feet wet pretty well, and I hope you're getting settled all right."},{"start":15.46,"end":17.36,"text":"I am, sir, and I appreciate your calling."},{"start":17.72,"end":20.22,"text":"to the hearings, I think, in good shape."},{"start":20.24,"end":21.56,"text":"Oh, they won't bother you."},{"start":21.73,"end":27.42,"text":"They were yesterday and the day before, and my family's coming back Saturday, and everything is fine."},{"start":27.54,"end":28.6,"text":"I appreciate your thoughts."},{"start":28.74,"end":31.83,"text":"Well, I hope you get the right kind of a house and that everybody's happy."},{"start":31.97,"end":33.03,"text":"Oh, we're delighted, sir."},{"start":33.15,"end":33.35,"text":"Okay."},{"start":33.37,"end":34.17,"text":"Appreciate it very much."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon called Claude S. Brinegar to offer personal well-wishes and encouragement regarding the transition process ahead of the upcoming inauguration and first Cabinet meeting. Brinegar confirmed that his confirmation hearings were progressing smoothly and that his family would be joining him in Washington shortly. The brief exchange served to solidify rapport and ensure the nominee felt supported as he settled into his new role.","topics":["Claude S. Brinegar","Cabinet appointment","Confirmation hearings","White House transition","1973 Inauguration"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T04:53:58.113Z"},"topicSlugs":["claude-s-brinegar","cabinet-appointment","confirmation-hearings","white-house-transition","1973-inauguration"],"audioDurationSec":41,"audioFiles":[{"file":"035-143.mp3","bytes":983006,"durationSec":40.81,"bitrate":192683,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:29.542Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/035-143.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/035-143","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/35/conversation-035-143","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}