{"conversationCode":"043-188","tapeNumber":43,"conversationNumber":188,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-043-188","startDateTime":"1973-02-23T20:18:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-02-23T20:18:00.000Z","startDate":"23-Feb-1973","startTime":"3:18 PM","endDate":"23-Feb-1973","endTime":"3:18 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","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 3:18 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 043-188 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. 43-188\n\nDate: February 23, 1973\nTime: 3:18 pm\nLocation: White House Telephone\n\nThe White House operator talked with the President.\n\n[See Conversation No. 413-10]\n\n       Unsuccessful attempt to reach George H. W. Bush\n\f                                              -108-\n\n                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM","filename":["043-188.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","White House operator"],"prevCode":"043-187","nextCode":"043-189","transcript":[{"start":0.57,"end":1.15,"text":"Hello."},{"start":1.17,"end":3.81,"text":"Mr. George Bush is in Florida at a press conference right now."},{"start":3.83,"end":4.69,"text":"May I get him there?"},{"start":5.65,"end":7.88,"text":"You can call me back when it's convenient."},{"start":7.9,"end":8.83,"text":"Nothing hurry."},{"start":8.85,"end":9.35,"text":"All right."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon attempted to reach George H. W. Bush via telephone to discuss an unspecified matter. After the operator informed him that Bush was occupied at a press conference in Florida, the President decided not to pursue an immediate connection. Nixon instructed the operator to hold off on further attempts, indicating that the call was not urgent.","topics":["George H. W. Bush","Communication","Presidential scheduling","White House operations"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T06:41:02.918Z"},"topicSlugs":["george-h-w-bush","communication","presidential-scheduling","white-house-operations"],"audioDurationSec":16,"audioFiles":[{"file":"043-188.mp3","bytes":394290,"durationSec":16.28,"bitrate":193754,"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/043-188.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/043-188","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/43/conversation-043-188","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}