{"conversationCode":"044-040","tapeNumber":44,"conversationNumber":40,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-044-040","startDateTime":"1973-03-28T15:56:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-03-28T15:56:00.000Z","startDate":"28-Mar-1973","startTime":"10:56 AM","endDate":"28-Mar-1973","endTime":"10:56 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator;","description":"On March 28, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:56 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 044-040 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. 044-040\n\nDate: March 28, 1973\nTime: 10:56 am\nLocation: White House Telephone\n\nThe President talked with the White House operator.\n\n[See also Conversation No. 421-27]\n\n       Call to Walter Lippman","filename":["044-040.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","White House operator"],"prevCode":"044-039","nextCode":"044-041","transcript":[{"start":3.24,"end":5.33,"text":"Mr. Walter Lipman, please."},{"start":5.35,"end":9.75,"text":"He's had a heart problem, but I think he can probably talk on the phone."},{"start":9.77,"end":10.41,"text":"Fine, Mr. President."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon initiates a phone call to request a conversation with political commentator Walter Lippmann. During the exchange with the White House operator, the President acknowledges reports of Lippmann’s recent health struggles, specifically noting a heart condition. The operator confirms the request, proceeding to facilitate the contact despite the journalist’s precarious medical status.","topics":["Walter Lippmann","White House communications","Presidential outreach","Health status"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T06:47:55.355Z"},"topicSlugs":["walter-lippmann","white-house-communications","presidential-outreach","health-status"],"audioDurationSec":13,"audioFiles":[{"file":"044-040.mp3","bytes":520192,"durationSec":12.88,"bitrate":323128,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:30.403Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:42:44.247Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/044-040.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/044-040","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/44/conversation-044-040","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}