{"conversationCode":"037-098","tapeNumber":37,"conversationNumber":98,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-037-098","startDateTime":"1973-03-14T13:36:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-03-14T13:55:00.000Z","startDate":"14-Mar-1973","startTime":"8:36 AM","endDate":"14-Mar-1973","endTime":"8:55 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator;","description":"On March 14, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:36 am and 8:55 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 037-098 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. 37-98\n\nDate: March 14, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 8:36 am and 8:55 am\nLocation: White House Telephone\n\nThe White House operator talked with the President.\n\n[See Conversation No. 419-11]\n\n       Unsuccessful attempt to reach John W. Dean, III","filename":["037-098.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","White House operator"],"prevCode":"037-097","nextCode":"037-099","transcript":[{"start":1.3,"end":4.01,"text":"Mr. President, John Dean is en route to the White House."},{"start":4.03,"end":5.79,"text":"He left word to call you when he gets here."},{"start":6.74,"end":7.32,"text":"All right, fine."},{"start":7.34,"end":7.88,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":7.9,"end":8.2,"text":"You're welcome."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon received a status update from the White House operator regarding John W. Dean, III's arrival at the executive offices. The exchange served to coordinate a meeting, with the operator confirming that Dean had requested to be connected to the President immediately upon his arrival. No substantive policy matters were discussed, as the brief call functioned solely to facilitate internal communication.","topics":["John W. Dean, III","White House communications","scheduling","presidential logistics"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T05:17:30.690Z"},"topicSlugs":["john-w-dean-iii","white-house-communications","scheduling","presidential-logistics"],"audioDurationSec":16,"audioFiles":[{"file":"037-098.mp3","bytes":100352,"durationSec":15.85,"bitrate":50640,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:30.084Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/037-098.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/037-098","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/37/conversation-037-098","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}