{"conversationCode":"043-181","tapeNumber":43,"conversationNumber":181,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-043-181","startDateTime":"1973-02-23T14:34:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-02-23T17:32:00.000Z","startDate":"23-Feb-1973","startTime":"9:34 AM","endDate":"23-Feb-1973","endTime":"12:32 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator;","description":"On February 23, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:34 am and 12:32 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 043-181 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. 43-181\n\nDate: February 23, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 9:34 am and 12:32 pm\nLocation: White House Telephone\n\nThe President talked with the White House operator.\n\n[See Conversation No. 862-12]\n\n       Request for a call to Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon\n\f                                            -105-\n\n                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM\n\n                                                             Conversation No. 43-182 (cont’d)","filename":["043-181.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","White House operator"],"prevCode":"043-180","nextCode":"043-182","transcript":[{"start":0.54,"end":5.38,"text":"Hello."},{"start":5.77,"end":16.32,"text":"Please."},{"start":16.34,"end":17.11,"text":"Mrs. Dixon, please."},{"start":17.12,"end":17.47,"text":"You are..."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon initiates a request through the White House operator to place a personal telephone call to First Lady Pat Nixon. The interaction is strictly logistical, serving as a formal bridge to connect the President with his wife. No substantive policy matters or political decisions are discussed during this brief communication.","topics":["Pat Nixon","White House communications","Personal correspondence","Logistics"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T06:40:24.317Z"},"topicSlugs":["pat-nixon","white-house-communications","personal-correspondence","logistics"],"audioDurationSec":22,"audioFiles":[{"file":"043-181.mp3","bytes":537290,"durationSec":22.24,"bitrate":193269,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:30.403Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:42:43.866Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/043-181.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/043-181","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/43/conversation-043-181","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}