{"conversationCode":"037-203","tapeNumber":37,"conversationNumber":203,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-037-203","startDateTime":"1973-03-22T00:50:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-03-22T00:50:00.000Z","startDate":"21-Mar-1973","startTime":"7:50 PM","endDate":"21-Mar-1973","endTime":"7:50 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator;","description":"On March 21, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:50 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 037-203 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. 37-203\n\nDate: March 21, 1973\nTime: 7:50 pm Location: White House Telephone\n\nThe White House operator talked with the President.\n\n       Unsuccessful attempt to reach John D. Ehrlichman\n\f                                             - 139 -\n\n                               NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY\n\n               -Metropolitan Club\n                     -Jean Bradlee dinner","filename":["037-203.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","White House operator"],"prevCode":"037-202","nextCode":"037-204","transcript":[{"start":0.86,"end":2.36,"text":"Hello?"},{"start":2.38,"end":6.8,"text":"Mr. Ehrlichman is at the Metropolitan Club with the Gene Bradley dinner."},{"start":6.82,"end":7.75,"text":"Do you want me to get him there?"},{"start":8.17,"end":8.41,"text":"No."},{"start":8.77,"end":9.65,"text":"All right."},{"start":9.69,"end":10.92,"text":"Thank you."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon consulted with the White House operator in an attempt to reach John D. Ehrlichman to discuss urgent business. Upon learning that Ehrlichman was attending a dinner at the Metropolitan Club with Jean Bradlee, the President opted against interrupting him. No further action was taken regarding the call.","topics":["John D. Ehrlichman","White House operations","Presidential communication","scheduling"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T05:27:15.375Z"},"topicSlugs":["john-d-ehrlichman","white-house-operations","presidential-communication","scheduling"],"audioDurationSec":16,"audioFiles":[{"file":"037-203.mp3","bytes":104448,"durationSec":16.05,"bitrate":52050,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:30.085Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:42:42.131Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/037-203.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/037-203","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/37/conversation-037-203","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}