{"conversationCode":"043-170","tapeNumber":43,"conversationNumber":170,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-043-170","startDateTime":"1973-02-22T19:25:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-02-22T19:45:00.000Z","startDate":"22-Feb-1973","startTime":"2:25 PM","endDate":"22-Feb-1973","endTime":"2:45 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator;","description":"On February 22, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:25 pm and 2:45 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 043-170 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. 43-170\n\nDate: February 22, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 2:25 pm and 2 45 pm\nLocation: White House Telephone\n\nThe President talked with the White House operator.\n\n[See Conversation No. 411-17]\n\n       Request for a call to Carl B. Albert","filename":["043-170.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","White House operator"],"prevCode":"043-169","nextCode":"043-171","transcript":[{"start":2.58,"end":4.62,"text":"Mr. Speaker, Albert, please."},{"start":4.8,"end":5.55,"text":"Surely."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon initiates a call to Speaker of the House Carl B. Albert through the White House operator. The primary objective is to establish direct communication with the Speaker for pending legislative or political discussions. This brief exchange serves as a logistical step to facilitate the connection between the President and the House leadership.","topics":["Carl B. Albert","Presidential communication","House of Representatives","Legislative affairs"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T06:39:24.098Z"},"topicSlugs":["carl-b-albert","presidential-communication","house-of-representatives","legislative-affairs"],"audioDurationSec":12,"audioFiles":[{"file":"043-170.mp3","bytes":296544,"durationSec":12.2,"bitrate":194455,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:30.403Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/043-170.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/043-170","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/43/conversation-043-170","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}