{"conversationCode":"037-032","tapeNumber":37,"conversationNumber":32,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-037-032","startDateTime":"1973-03-02T16:43:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-03-02T16:44:00.000Z","startDate":"2-Mar-1973","startTime":"11:43 AM","endDate":"2-Mar-1973","endTime":"11:44 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Armiger, Margeret;","description":"On March 2, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Margeret Armiger talked on the telephone from 11:43 am to 11:44 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 037-032 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"WHT","recordingDevice":"White House Telephone","latitudeEstimated":38.89767,"longitudeEstimated":-77.03655,"chronCode":"5.4","chronRelease":"Fifth Chronological Release: Part IV","chronReleaseDate":"8-Dec-2010","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 37-32\n\nDate: March 2, 1973\nTime: 11:43 am-11:44 am\nLocation: White House Telephone\n\f                                              - 22 -\n\n                           NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY\n\nThe President talked with Margaret Armiger.\n\n[See Conversation No. 867-7]\n\n       George T. Bell\n             -Good wishes\n             -Effectiveness\n             -Spirit","filename":["037-032.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Armiger, Margeret"],"prevCode":"037-031","nextCode":"037-033","transcript":[{"start":0.98,"end":2.18,"text":"Mrs. Alminger."},{"start":2.58,"end":3.04,"text":"Yes."},{"start":4.16,"end":4.5,"text":"Hello."},{"start":4.64,"end":5.12,"text":"Hello."},{"start":5.14,"end":5.9,"text":"Good morning, Mr. President."},{"start":5.92,"end":18.41,"text":"When Mr. Bell is up, did you just tell him that I called and wished him well and that we miss him around here because he's been such a great, effective man?"},{"start":19.09,"end":21.18,"text":"I certainly will be glad to get that message."},{"start":21.2,"end":24.86,"text":"And we're sorry he's had such a rough time, but he's got a great spirit."},{"start":24.96,"end":25.74,"text":"He'll make it."},{"start":25.9,"end":27.1,"text":"I found that out in the short time"},{"start":27.66,"end":28.97,"text":"That's right."},{"start":29.05,"end":29.96,"text":"And you probably helped him."},{"start":30.02,"end":30.52,"text":"Okay."},{"start":31.19,"end":31.27,"text":"Bye."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon called Margeret Armiger to convey his well wishes and professional praise for George T. Bell, who was currently facing health challenges. The President expressed his admiration for Bell's effectiveness and resilience, requesting that Armiger relay these sentiments to him. This brief exchange served as a morale-boosting gesture from the President to a valued associate.","topics":["George T. Bell","White House personnel","well wishes","presidential outreach","staff morale"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T05:11:24.438Z"},"topicSlugs":["george-t-bell","white-house-personnel","well-wishes","presidential-outreach","staff-morale"],"audioDurationSec":38,"audioFiles":[{"file":"037-032.mp3","bytes":284672,"durationSec":37.91,"bitrate":60078,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:30.084Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:42:42.114Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/037-032.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/037-032","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/37/conversation-037-032","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}