{"conversationCode":"037-168","tapeNumber":37,"conversationNumber":168,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-037-168","startDateTime":"1973-03-20T18:05:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-03-20T18:05:00.000Z","startDate":"20-Mar-1973","startTime":"1:05 PM","endDate":"20-Mar-1973","endTime":"1:05 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator;","description":"On March 20, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 1:05 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 037-168 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. 37-168\n\nDate: March 20, 1973\nTime: 1:05 pm\nLocation: White House Telephone\n\nThe White House operator talked with the President.\n\n[See Conversation No. 884-16]\n\n       Unsuccessful attempt to reach Alexander M. Haig, Jr.\n             -Walter Reed Hospital Officer’s Club\n                     -Speech\n             -Haig's schedule","filename":["037-168.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","White House operator"],"prevCode":"037-167","nextCode":"037-169","transcript":[{"start":1.06,"end":1.72,"text":"Hello."},{"start":1.74,"end":7.2,"text":"Mr. President, I find that General Higgins at Walter Reed's Officers Club, he's given a speech."},{"start":7.78,"end":9.04,"text":"He can call me when he returns."},{"start":9.1,"end":12.79,"text":"When he returns to the office, about 30 to 45 minutes, sir."},{"start":12.81,"end":13.09,"text":"Sure."},{"start":13.35,"end":13.65,"text":"All right."},{"start":13.93,"end":14.51,"text":"Thank you, sir."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon attempted to reach Alexander M. Haig, Jr. via the White House operator to discuss an ongoing matter. The operator informed the President that Haig was currently delivering a speech at the Walter Reed Hospital Officer's Club. Nixon instructed the operator to have Haig return the call once he returned to his office in approximately 30 to 45 minutes.","topics":["Alexander M. Haig Jr.","White House communications","Scheduling","Walter Reed Hospital"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T05:23:59.766Z"},"topicSlugs":["alexander-m-haig-jr","white-house-communications","scheduling","walter-reed-hospital"],"audioDurationSec":21,"audioFiles":[{"file":"037-168.mp3","bytes":135168,"durationSec":20.75,"bitrate":52121,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:30.084Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/037-168.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/037-168","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/37/conversation-037-168","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}