{"conversationCode":"037-118","tapeNumber":37,"conversationNumber":118,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-037-118","startDateTime":"1973-03-15T17:11:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-03-15T17:12:00.000Z","startDate":"15-Mar-1973","startTime":"12:11 PM","endDate":"15-Mar-1973","endTime":"12:12 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Cake, Ralph H.;","description":"On March 15, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Ralph H. Cake talked on the telephone from 12:11 pm to 12:12 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 037-118 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. 37-118\n\nDate: March 15, 1973\nTime: 12:11 pm-12:12 pm\nLocation: White House Telephone\n\nThe President talked with Ralph H. Cake.\n\n[See Conversation No. 880-6A]\n\n       Cake's health\n\f                                               - 84 -\n\n                             NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY\n\n       Advice to President","filename":["037-118.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Cake, Ralph H."],"prevCode":"037-117","nextCode":"037-119","transcript":[{"start":3.62,"end":3.86,"text":"Hello."},{"start":4.02,"end":4.2,"text":"Hello."},{"start":5.29,"end":9.45,"text":"I'm just calling to see if you're holding on."},{"start":9.75,"end":10.86,"text":"Who is it?"},{"start":10.92,"end":11.8,"text":"This is Dick Nixon."},{"start":12.3,"end":16.73,"text":"Oh, President, it's wonderful of you to call me."},{"start":16.75,"end":22.62,"text":"Well, I'll tell you, we're just thinking about you, and we miss you, but you keep an old spirit up, Ralph."},{"start":22.9,"end":23.44,"text":"I'll do, sir."},{"start":25.58,"end":36.09,"text":"You bet your life, and we'll... You have to remember, you're one of our front-line soldiers, and... You're doing the right thing all the way along."},{"start":36.29,"end":38,"text":"Well, we... Stay right with it."},{"start":38.04,"end":39.82,"text":"Don't you give an inch on it."},{"start":39.84,"end":42.72,"text":"We won't, and let me say, we couldn't have done it if you hadn't helped."},{"start":42.74,"end":45.38,"text":"Oh, well, you're just too wonderful."},{"start":45.42,"end":47.19,"text":"Well, you take care now, will you?"},{"start":47.21,"end":48.71,"text":"I will, and thank you so much."},{"start":48.91,"end":49.75,"text":"Okay, bye."},{"start":49.77,"end":50.79,"text":"Thank you so much."},{"start":50.99,"end":51.77,"text":"Thanks, bye."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon initiated this brief call to Ralph H. Cake to inquire about his health and provide personal encouragement. The President expressed appreciation for Cake's loyalty and contributions, urging him to maintain his resolve as a supporter of the administration. The conversation served primarily as a morale-boosting gesture rather than a discussion of specific policy matters.","topics":["Ralph H. Cake","Presidential communication","Morale","Political loyalty"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T05:19:22.055Z"},"topicSlugs":["ralph-h-cake","presidential-communication","morale","political-loyalty"],"audioDurationSec":58,"audioFiles":[{"file":"037-118.mp3","bytes":423936,"durationSec":57.92,"bitrate":58554,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:30.084Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:42:42.123Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/037-118.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/037-118","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/37/conversation-037-118","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}