{"conversationCode":"043-212","tapeNumber":43,"conversationNumber":212,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-043-212","startDateTime":"1973-01-31T15:03:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-01-31T15:03:00.000Z","startDate":"31-Jan-1973","startTime":"10:03 AM","endDate":"31-Jan-1973","endTime":"10:03 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator;","description":"On January 31, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:03 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 043-212 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. 43-212\n\nDate: January 31, 1973\nTime: 10:03 am\nLocation: White House Telephone\n\nThe White House operator spoke with the President.\n\n       John D. Ehrlichman’s location\n            -US News and World Report\n\f                                                -2-\n\n                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM","filename":["043-212.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","White House operator"],"prevCode":"043-211","nextCode":"043-213","transcript":[{"start":1.16,"end":1.78,"text":"Hello."},{"start":1.8,"end":5.05,"text":"Do you want me to reach Mr. Ehrlichman at U.S. News and World Report?"},{"start":5.55,"end":6.17,"text":"Is he doing that?"},{"start":6.21,"end":7.66,"text":"He'll be there for another hour."},{"start":13.86,"end":15.32,"text":"No, don't bother him."},{"start":15.36,"end":16.72,"text":"Shall I leave word?"}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to determine if he should contact John D. Ehrlichman, who was currently attending a meeting at the U.S. News and World Report offices. After confirming Ehrlichman's availability, Nixon decided against interrupting him. Consequently, no call was placed, and the President instructed the operator not to leave a message.","topics":["John D. Ehrlichman","White House operations","Scheduling","U.S. News and World Report"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T06:43:18.439Z"},"topicSlugs":["john-d-ehrlichman","white-house-operations","scheduling","u-s-news-and-world-report"],"audioDurationSec":22,"audioFiles":[{"file":"043-212.mp3","bytes":538488,"durationSec":22.31,"bitrate":193121,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:30.403Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:42:43.847Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/043-212.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/043-212","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/43/conversation-043-212","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}