{"conversationCode":"043-077","tapeNumber":43,"conversationNumber":77,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-043-077","startDateTime":"1973-02-14T17:37:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-02-14T19:30:00.000Z","startDate":"14-Feb-1973","startTime":"12:37 PM","endDate":"14-Feb-1973","endTime":"2:30 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"[Unknown person(s)]; White House operator;","description":"On February 14, 1973, unknown person(s) and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:37 pm and 2:30 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 043-077 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. 43-77\n\nDate: February 14, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 12:37 pm and 2:30 pm\nLocation: White House Telephone\n\nAn unknown person talked with the White House operator.\n\f                                               -43-\n\n                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM\n\n                                                          Conversation No. 43-76 (cont’d)\n\n       Request to hold all telephone calls","filename":["043-077.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["[Unknown person(s)]","White House operator"],"prevCode":"043-076","nextCode":"043-078","transcript":[{"start":3.81,"end":4.37,"text":"Yes, please."},{"start":4.53,"end":8.97,"text":"Would you please hold the calls here on this extension 500 starting at 2.30."},{"start":9.03,"end":12.42,"text":"There's going to be a tape made over here."},{"start":13.16,"end":13.74,"text":"Yes, sure."},{"start":13.8,"end":14.12,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":14.4,"end":14.77,"text":"You're welcome."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"An unidentified caller instructed the White House operator to intercept all incoming calls to extension 500 starting at 2:30 p.m. This directive was issued to facilitate the recording of a conversation, necessitating a period of uninterrupted privacy. The request ensured that no external communications would interfere with the impending taping session.","topics":["White House telephone system","call management","recording procedures","operational security"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T06:31:06.298Z"},"topicSlugs":["white-house-telephone-system","call-management","recording-procedures","operational-security"],"audioDurationSec":22,"audioFiles":[{"file":"043-077.mp3","bytes":532539,"durationSec":22.05,"bitrate":193182,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:30.085Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:42:43.856Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/043-077.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/043-077","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/43/conversation-043-077","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}