{"conversationCode":"035-145","tapeNumber":35,"conversationNumber":145,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-035-145","startDateTime":"1973-01-11T22:10:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-01-11T22:11:00.000Z","startDate":"11-Jan-1973","startTime":"5:10 PM","endDate":"11-Jan-1973","endTime":"5:11 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Dent, Frederick B.;","description":"On January 11, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Frederick B. Dent talked on the telephone from 5:10 pm to 5:11 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 035-145 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. 35-145\n\nDate: January 11, 1973\nTime: 5:10 pm - 5:11 pm\nLocation: White House Telephone\n\nThe President talked with Frederick B. Dent.\n\n[See Conversation No. 401-31/402-1G]\n\n       The President’s schedule\n            -Cabinet meeting\n                  -Timing\n                         -1973 Inauguration\n\n       Dent's confirmation hearings\n             -Timing\n             -Tone\n\n       George P. Shultz\n            -Announcement of Phase III\n                  -Response of business community","filename":["035-145.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Dent, Frederick B."],"prevCode":"035-144","nextCode":"035-146","transcript":[{"start":0.89,"end":2.25,"text":"Secretary Dent, sir."},{"start":3.72,"end":4.04,"text":"Hello?"},{"start":4.36,"end":4.54,"text":"Hello."},{"start":4.78,"end":5.74,"text":"Hello, Mr. President."},{"start":5.76,"end":14.71,"text":"I have nothing to do, to tell you, except that we'll have a meeting, a cabinet meeting right after the inauguration that you will see at that time."},{"start":14.77,"end":21.4,"text":"But while you're getting through your confirmations and the rest, I just want to wish you well and hope you're having a good time up here."},{"start":21.64,"end":23.35,"text":"I certainly am, Mr. President."},{"start":23.37,"end":25.65,"text":"The hearings are scheduled for tomorrow."},{"start":26.32,"end":30.39,"text":"I hope to be able to do a job that will reflect credit on the administration."},{"start":30.71,"end":31.57,"text":"I'm sure you will."},{"start":31.59,"end":34.77,"text":"And just stand right up there and don't take any guff of them."},{"start":34.93,"end":35.85,"text":"Just be very gentle."},{"start":36.13,"end":37.16,"text":"I certainly shall."},{"start":37.17,"end":38.5,"text":"Be gentle but firm."},{"start":38.52,"end":39.24,"text":"I will."},{"start":39.26,"end":39.58,"text":"Okay."},{"start":39.7,"end":40.06,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":40.08,"end":50.69,"text":"And, Mr. President, I just wanted to tell you I've had some very fine reaction from the business community today on George Schultz's announcement of Phase 3 on your behalf."},{"start":50.71,"end":51.17,"text":"Great."},{"start":51.19,"end":52.99,"text":"Well, I think he did a fine job."},{"start":53.01,"end":53.7,"text":"Right."},{"start":53.72,"end":54.46,"text":"Thank you, sir."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon called Secretary-designate Frederick B. Dent to offer encouragement ahead of his upcoming confirmation hearings and to schedule a cabinet meeting following the inauguration. The two discussed the importance of Dent maintaining a firm yet professional demeanor during his questioning. Additionally, Dent reported positive feedback from the business community regarding George P. Shultz’s announcement of Phase III economic policies.","topics":["Cabinet meeting","Confirmation hearings","Phase III economic controls","Frederick B. Dent","George P. Shultz"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T04:54:08.943Z"},"topicSlugs":["cabinet-meeting","confirmation-hearings","phase-iii-economic-controls","frederick-b-dent","george-p-shultz"],"audioDurationSec":60,"audioFiles":[{"file":"035-145.mp3","bytes":1442552,"durationSec":59.96,"bitrate":192468,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:29.542Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/035-145.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/035-145","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/35/conversation-035-145","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}