{"conversationCode":"043-193","tapeNumber":43,"conversationNumber":193,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-043-193","startDateTime":"1973-02-23T20:32:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-02-23T20:38:00.000Z","startDate":"23-Feb-1973","startTime":"3:32 PM","endDate":"23-Feb-1973","endTime":"3:38 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 3:32 pm and 3:38 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 043-193 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. 43-193\n\nDate: February 23, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 3:32 pm and 3:38 pm\nLocation: White House Telephone\n\nThe White House operator talked with the President\n\n[See Conversation No. 413-16]\n\n       Unsuccessful attempt to reach Gerald R. Ford","filename":["043-193.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","White House operator"],"prevCode":"043-192","nextCode":"043-194","transcript":[{"start":0.79,"end":3.44,"text":"Mr. Ford's en route to Grand Rapids, Michigan."},{"start":3.46,"end":5.06,"text":"He'll be there in about another hour."},{"start":5.12,"end":6.48,"text":"May I call and leave word?"},{"start":11.59,"end":16.72,"text":"You can call back if it's within an hour, I think."},{"start":16.74,"end":16.94,"text":"Yes."},{"start":17.2,"end":18.23,"text":"All right, sir."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon attempted to reach Congressman Gerald R. Ford via the White House operator to discuss an unspecified matter. After learning that Ford was currently in transit to Grand Rapids, Michigan, the President instructed the operator to attempt the call again in approximately one hour. The brief exchange served solely as a logistical coordination effort to facilitate a future conversation between the two men.","topics":["Gerald R. Ford","White House communication","scheduling","logistics"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T06:41:30.809Z"},"topicSlugs":["gerald-r-ford","white-house-communication","scheduling","logistics"],"audioDurationSec":26,"audioFiles":[{"file":"043-193.mp3","bytes":625060,"durationSec":25.91,"bitrate":193019,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:30.403Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/043-193.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/043-193","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/43/conversation-043-193","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}