{"conversationCode":"037-146","tapeNumber":37,"conversationNumber":146,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-037-146","startDateTime":"1973-03-18T14:50:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-03-18T14:51:00.000Z","startDate":"18-Mar-1973","startTime":"9:50 AM","endDate":"18-Mar-1973","endTime":"9:51 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Brennan, John V.;","description":"On March 18, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and John V. Brennan talked on the telephone from 9:50 am to 9:51 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 037-146 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. 37-146\n\nDate: March 18, 1973\nTime: 9:50 am-9:51 am\nLocation: White House Telephone\n\nThe President talked with John V. (“Jack”) Brennan.\n\n       First Family's visit to Camp David\n               -Weather conditions","filename":["037-146.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Brennan, John V."],"prevCode":"037-145","nextCode":"037-147","transcript":[{"start":0.32,"end":0.88,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":0.9,"end":1.6,"text":"Major Brannan."},{"start":1.62,"end":2.36,"text":"Good morning, Mr. President."},{"start":2.38,"end":8.07,"text":"On the situation, if we were to go to Camp David, I know it's snowing a bit."},{"start":8.37,"end":9.93,"text":"Can we get in and all that sort of thing?"},{"start":9.99,"end":11.03,"text":"Yes, sir, we can get in."},{"start":11.05,"end":12.72,"text":"Just a little bumpy ride because of the wind."},{"start":12.92,"end":13.56,"text":"What?"},{"start":13.58,"end":15.8,"text":"It'll be an uncomfortable ride because of the wind."},{"start":15.94,"end":16.44,"text":"Very long?"},{"start":16.48,"end":17.36,"text":"Will it be much longer?"},{"start":17.64,"end":18.73,"text":"Just about five minutes longer."},{"start":18.86,"end":19.89,"text":"Just about five minutes longer."},{"start":19.97,"end":21.31,"text":"So you could go up."},{"start":21.33,"end":22.35,"text":"There's snow up there."},{"start":22.63,"end":23.55,"text":"It's just snow flurries."},{"start":23.67,"end":25.17,"text":"Snow flurries up there."},{"start":25.89,"end":27.94,"text":"And then they could get back tonight?"},{"start":28.04,"end":29.16,"text":"I'm sure we could, yes, sir."},{"start":29.14,"end":30.81,"text":"According to the forecast, we certainly could."},{"start":31.7,"end":32.04,"text":"Right."},{"start":32.08,"end":32.28,"text":"Okay."},{"start":32.3,"end":33.15,"text":"We'll check with you later."},{"start":33.19,"end":33.49,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":33.61,"end":34.49,"text":"All right, Mr. President."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon consulted with Major John V. Brennan regarding the feasibility of the First Family traveling to Camp David despite adverse weather conditions. Brennan advised that while the flight would be slightly longer and more turbulent due to high winds and snow flurries, access to the retreat remained possible. Following this assessment, Nixon concluded the call after confirming the potential for a round trip that same evening.","topics":["Camp David","First Family","Logistics","Weather conditions","Presidential travel"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T05:21:56.007Z"},"topicSlugs":["camp-david","first-family","logistics","weather-conditions","presidential-travel"],"audioDurationSec":42,"audioFiles":[{"file":"037-146.mp3","bytes":309248,"durationSec":41.6,"bitrate":59470,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:30.084Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/037-146.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/037-146","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/37/conversation-037-146","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}