{"conversationCode":"043-033","tapeNumber":43,"conversationNumber":33,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-043-033","startDateTime":"1973-02-06T19:50:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-02-07T04:50:00.000Z","startDate":"6-Feb-1973","startTime":"2:50 PM","endDate":"6-Feb-1973","endTime":"11:50 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator;","description":"On February 6, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:50 pm and 11:50 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 043-033 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"WHT","recordingDevice":"White House Telephone","latitudeEstimated":38.89767,"longitudeEstimated":-77.03655,"chronCode":"5.3","chronRelease":"Fifth Chronological Release: Part III","chronReleaseDate":"23-Jun-2009","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 43-33\n\nDate: February 6, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 2:50 pm and 11:50 pm\nLocation: White House Telephone\n\nThe President talked with the White House operator.\n\n[See Conversation No. 409-15]\n\n       Problems with telephone line to Camp David\n\n       Charles W. Colson's schedule\n            -Meeting with the President\n                  -Old Executive Office Building office\n\f                                                -21-\n\n                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM\n\n                                                              Conversation No. 43-34 (cont’d)","filename":["043-033.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","White House operator"],"prevCode":"043-032","nextCode":"043-034","transcript":[{"start":3.69,"end":4.47,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":4.49,"end":7.06,"text":"It seems as if that line is a problem."},{"start":7.12,"end":9.2,"text":"Shall I try it on another line, sir?"},{"start":9.22,"end":11.35,"text":"I don't think it's necessary."},{"start":11.37,"end":14.29,"text":"I think she'll call me back in case I practically was finished anyway."},{"start":14.55,"end":14.93,"text":"All right."},{"start":14.95,"end":15.23,"text":"Let her go."},{"start":15.79,"end":15.89,"text":"Fine."},{"start":15.93,"end":20.08,"text":"You could ask Mr. Colson to step into the EOB, please."},{"start":20.18,"end":21.54,"text":"Yes."},{"start":21.56,"end":21.8,"text":"Thank you."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon consulted with the White House operator regarding connectivity issues on his telephone line to Camp David. After deciding not to pursue an alternative connection, the President instructed the operator to summon Charles W. Colson to his office in the Old Executive Office Building for a scheduled meeting.","topics":["Camp David","Charles W. Colson","White House communications","presidential scheduling"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T06:27:00.106Z"},"topicSlugs":["camp-david","charles-w-colson","white-house-communications","presidential-scheduling"],"audioDurationSec":28,"audioFiles":[{"file":"043-033.mp3","bytes":666073,"durationSec":27.63,"bitrate":192878,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:30.403Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:42:43.851Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/043-033.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/043-033","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/43/conversation-043-033","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}