{"conversationCode":"043-131","tapeNumber":43,"conversationNumber":131,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-043-131","startDateTime":"1973-02-21T00:54:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-02-21T01:21:00.000Z","startDate":"20-Feb-1973","startTime":"7:54 PM","endDate":"20-Feb-1973","endTime":"8:21 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator;","description":"On February 20, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:54 pm and 8:21 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 043-131 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. 43-131\n\nDate: February 20, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 7:54 pm and 8:21 pm\nLocation: White House Telephone\n\nThe President talked with the White House operator.\n\n       Unsuccessful attempt to reach Julie Nixon Eisenhower and [Dwight] David Eisenhower,\n       II\n\n       Request for a call to William F. (“Billy”) Graham\n\n[There is no Conversation No. 43-132.]","filename":["043-131.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","White House operator"],"prevCode":"043-130","nextCode":"043-133","transcript":[{"start":0.76,"end":9.72,"text":"Mr. President, I find that Julie and David have gone out to dinner, and then they're going on to a play, but the agent said he could get word to them."},{"start":10.32,"end":11.48,"text":"No, I'll talk to her tomorrow."},{"start":11.5,"end":13.69,"text":"Would you try Dr. Billy Graham, please?"},{"start":13.71,"end":14.57,"text":"Yes, sir."},{"start":14.59,"end":14.79,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":14.81,"end":14.95,"text":"Uh-huh."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon consulted the White House operator regarding a failed attempt to reach Julie Nixon Eisenhower and David Eisenhower, who were unavailable for the evening. After deciding to defer his conversation with his daughter until the following day, the President directed the operator to initiate a call to Reverend Billy Graham. This brief exchange highlights the President’s management of personal and professional communications through the White House staff.","topics":["Julie Nixon Eisenhower","David Eisenhower","Billy Graham","White House communications","Presidential scheduling"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T06:36:01.272Z"},"topicSlugs":["julie-nixon-eisenhower","david-eisenhower","billy-graham","white-house-communications","presidential-scheduling"],"audioDurationSec":22,"audioFiles":[{"file":"043-131.mp3","bytes":527257,"durationSec":21.83,"bitrate":193252,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:30.403Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/043-131.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/043-131","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/43/conversation-043-131","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}