{"conversationCode":"042-071","tapeNumber":42,"conversationNumber":71,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-042-071","startDateTime":"1971-04-29T01:08:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-04-29T01:08:00.000Z","startDate":"28-Apr-1971","startTime":"9:08 PM","endDate":"28-Apr-1971","endTime":"9:08 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator;","description":"On April 28, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:08 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 042-071 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"WHT","recordingDevice":"White House Telephone","latitudeEstimated":38.89767,"longitudeEstimated":-77.03655,"chronCode":1,"chronRelease":"First Chronological Release","chronReleaseDate":"5-Oct-1999","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 42-71\n\nDate: April 28, 1971\nTime: 9:08 pm\nLocation: White House Telephone\n\nThe White House operator talked with the President.\n\n[See Conversation No. 252-23]\n\n     John D. Ehrlichman's location","filename":["042-071.mp3"],"tapeStart":"01:47:03","tapeEnd":"01:47:12","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","White House operator"],"prevCode":"042-070","nextCode":"042-072","transcript":[{"start":0.03,"end":3.58,"text":"Mr. President, Mr. Ehrlichman is in New York City this evening."},{"start":3.6,"end":4.39,"text":"Shall I reach him there?"},{"start":4.41,"end":5.59,"text":"Oh, no."},{"start":5.61,"end":6.46,"text":"I'll call in tomorrow."},{"start":6.64,"end":6.86,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":6.9,"end":7.24,"text":"You're welcome."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to determine the whereabouts of John D. Ehrlichman. Upon learning that Ehrlichman was currently in New York City, the President decided against initiating immediate contact. Nixon concluded the brief exchange by stating he would reach out to his advisor the following day instead.","topics":["John D. Ehrlichman","Scheduling","Communication","White House operations"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T06:20:41.493Z"},"topicSlugs":["john-d-ehrlichman","scheduling","communication","white-house-operations"],"audioDurationSec":8,"audioFiles":[{"file":"042-071.mp3","bytes":98304,"durationSec":7.84,"bitrate":100262,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:30.085Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/042-071.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/042-071","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/42/conversation-042-071","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}