{"conversationCode":"036-043","tapeNumber":36,"conversationNumber":43,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-036-043","startDateTime":"1973-01-22T21:06:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-01-22T21:13:00.000Z","startDate":"22-Jan-1973","startTime":"4:06 PM","endDate":"22-Jan-1973","endTime":"4:13 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator;","description":"On January 22, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:06 pm and 4:13 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 036-043 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"WHT","recordingDevice":"White House Telephone","latitudeEstimated":38.89767,"longitudeEstimated":-77.03655,"chronCode":"5.3","chronRelease":"Fifth Chronological Release: Part III","chronReleaseDate":"23-Jun-2009","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 36-43\n\nDate: January 22, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 4:06 pm and 4:13 pm\nLocation: White House Telephone\n\nThe President talked with the White House operator.\n\n[See also Conversation No. 400-11B]\n\n       Request for a telephone call to Ronald L. Ziegler","filename":["036-043.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","White House operator"],"prevCode":"036-042","nextCode":"036-044","transcript":[{"start":1.23,"end":1.99,"text":"Ziegler, please."},{"start":2.3,"end":2.55,"text":"Yes, sir."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon initiates a brief request for the White House operator to connect him with Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler. The conversation serves solely as a logistical bridge to facilitate direct communication with his aide. No substantive policy discussions or decisions occur during this brief administrative exchange.","topics":["Ronald L. Ziegler","White House communications","Presidential staff","logistics"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T04:59:04.110Z"},"topicSlugs":["ronald-l-ziegler","white-house-communications","presidential-staff","logistics"],"audioDurationSec":9,"audioFiles":[{"file":"036-043.mp3","bytes":227841,"durationSec":9.36,"bitrate":194735,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:29.788Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/036-043.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/036-043","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/36/conversation-036-043","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}