{"conversationCode":"043-173","tapeNumber":43,"conversationNumber":173,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-043-173","startDateTime":"1973-02-22T19:47:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-02-22T20:16:00.000Z","startDate":"22-Feb-1973","startTime":"2:47 PM","endDate":"22-Feb-1973","endTime":"3:16 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 2:47 pm and 3:16 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 043-173 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. 43-173\n\nDate: February 22, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 2:47 pm and 3:16 pm\nLocation: White House Telephone\n\nThe President talked with the White House operator.\n\n[See Conversation No. 411-18D]\n\n       Request for a call to Stephen B. Bull","filename":["043-173.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","White House operator"],"prevCode":"043-172","nextCode":"043-174","transcript":[{"start":2.24,"end":3.25,"text":"Steve Ball, please."},{"start":3.27,"end":4.08,"text":"Yes, Mr. Mayor."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon initiates a brief telephonic request through the White House operator to reach Stephen B. Bull. The interaction serves solely as a logistical bridge to connect the President with his aide. No substantive policy discussions or significant political developments occur during this brief exchange.","topics":["White House communications","Stephen B. Bull","Logistics","Presidential staff"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T06:39:39.875Z"},"topicSlugs":["white-house-communications","stephen-b-bull","logistics","presidential-staff"],"audioDurationSec":11,"audioFiles":[{"file":"043-173.mp3","bytes":278363,"durationSec":11.47,"bitrate":194206,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:30.403Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/043-173.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/043-173","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/43/conversation-043-173","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}