{"conversationCode":"044-016","tapeNumber":44,"conversationNumber":16,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-044-016","startDateTime":"1973-03-22T21:01:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-03-22T21:02:00.000Z","startDate":"22-Mar-1973","startTime":"4:01 PM","endDate":"22-Mar-1973","endTime":"4:02 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator;","description":"On March 22, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:01 pm and 4:02 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 044-016 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"WHT","recordingDevice":"White House Telephone","latitudeEstimated":38.89767,"longitudeEstimated":-77.03655,"chronCode":"5.4","chronRelease":"Fifth Chronological Release: Part IV","chronReleaseDate":"8-Dec-2010","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 044-016\nDate: March 22, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 4:01 pm and 4:02 pm\nLocation: White House Telephone\nThe President talked with the White House operator.\n[See also Conversation No. 887-23]\nCall to William P. Rogers","filename":["044-016.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","White House operator"],"prevCode":"044-015","nextCode":"044-017","transcript":[{"start":0.03,"end":3.69,"text":"Hello?"},{"start":3.71,"end":4.86,"text":"Mr. Rogers."},{"start":5.28,"end":6.71,"text":"Sorry, sir."},{"start":6.77,"end":9.05,"text":"Secretary Rogers."},{"start":9.07,"end":9.15,"text":"Yes."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon initiates a request for the White House operator to connect him with Secretary of State William P. Rogers. The brief exchange serves as a logistical coordination step to facilitate a high-level diplomatic or administrative consultation. The operator confirms the attempt to reach the Secretary, setting the stage for the subsequent discussion between the two officials.","topics":["William P. Rogers","Presidential communication","Diplomacy","White House operations"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T06:45:40.879Z"},"topicSlugs":["william-p-rogers","presidential-communication","diplomacy","white-house-operations"],"audioDurationSec":9,"audioFiles":[{"file":"044-016.mp3","bytes":368640,"durationSec":9.11,"bitrate":323853,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:30.404Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/044-016.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/044-016","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/44/conversation-044-016","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}