{"conversationCode":"039-119","tapeNumber":39,"conversationNumber":119,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-039-119","startDateTime":"1973-06-06T20:51:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-06-06T20:56:00.000Z","startDate":"6-Jun-1973","startTime":"4:51 PM","endDate":"6-Jun-1973","endTime":"4:56 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator;","description":"On June 6, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:51 pm and 4:56 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 039-119 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"WHT","recordingDevice":"White House Telephone","latitudeEstimated":38.89767,"longitudeEstimated":-77.03655,"chronCode":"5.5","chronRelease":"Fifth Chronological Release: Part V","chronReleaseDate":"21-Aug-2013","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 39-119\n\nDate: June 6, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 4:51 pm and 4:56 pm\nLocation: White House Telephone\n\nThe President talked with the White House operator.\n\n[See also Conversation No. 443-26]\n\n       Request for telephone call to Gerald R. Ford\n\f                                             -97-\n\n                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM\n\n                                                            Conversation No. 39-120 (cont’d)","filename":["039-119.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","White House operator"],"prevCode":"039-118","nextCode":"039-120","transcript":[{"start":0.44,"end":2.71,"text":"Operator?"},{"start":2.79,"end":3.97,"text":"Congressman Ford, please."},{"start":3.99,"end":6.5,"text":"He's probably on the floor, but he could step off for a call."},{"start":6.52,"end":6.9,"text":"All right, sir."},{"start":6.92,"end":8.07,"text":"Sure."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon directed the White House operator to place a telephone call to Congressman Gerald R. Ford. The operator noted that Ford was likely on the House floor but suggested he could be retrieved for the call. This exchange served as a logistical attempt by the President to initiate direct communication with the House Minority Leader.","topics":["Gerald R. Ford","Presidential communications","White House operations","Congressional relations"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T05:53:41.992Z"},"topicSlugs":["gerald-r-ford","presidential-communications","white-house-operations","congressional-relations"],"audioDurationSec":14,"audioFiles":[{"file":"039-119.mp3","bytes":446464,"durationSec":13.83,"bitrate":258320,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:02.070Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:42:42.812Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/039-119.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/039-119","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/39/conversation-039-119","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}