{"conversationCode":"044-041","tapeNumber":44,"conversationNumber":41,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-044-041","startDateTime":"1973-03-28T16:09:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-03-28T17:28:00.000Z","startDate":"28-Mar-1973","startTime":"11:09 AM","endDate":"28-Mar-1973","endTime":"12:28 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Lippmann, Walter;","description":"On March 28, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Walter Lippmann talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:09 am and 12:28 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 044-041 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. 044-041\n\nDate: March 28, 1973\n\n       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542\n\nTime: Unknown between 11:09 am and 12:28 pm\nLocation: White House Telephone\n\nThe President talked with Walter Lippman.\n\n[See Conversation No. 421-28]\n\n       Lippman's health","filename":["044-041.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Lippmann, Walter"],"prevCode":"044-040","nextCode":"044-042","transcript":[{"start":0.1,"end":0.6,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":0.86,"end":2.5,"text":"Mr. President, Mr. Walter Lippmann for you."},{"start":4.64,"end":5.02,"text":"Hello."},{"start":5.71,"end":6.65,"text":"Good morning, Mr. President."},{"start":7.53,"end":23.85,"text":"I just called to tell you that I had followed and pressed the reports of your having... And just glad to hear your voice is strong and firm and that you still have pen in hand and can let the country know what you think."},{"start":24.17,"end":25.19,"text":"Thank you very much."},{"start":25.21,"end":28.55,"text":"And you came out of it very well, apparently."},{"start":28.57,"end":29.63,"text":"I think I did quite well."},{"start":30.22,"end":32.6,"text":"And that's really..."},{"start":33.5,"end":35.37,"text":"The doctors seem rather paid."},{"start":36.05,"end":36.37,"text":"Right."},{"start":36.39,"end":41.34,"text":"Well, the main thing is, you know, it's the spirit that counts."},{"start":41.35,"end":43.16,"text":"If you feel that way, they'll make it."},{"start":45.5,"end":46.8,"text":"I wish you the very best."},{"start":46.82,"end":48.16,"text":"Thank you very much."},{"start":48.18,"end":48.48,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":48.59,"end":48.66,"text":"Bye."},{"start":48.69,"end":51.91,"text":"I know it's a tough thing, but you're a strong man."},{"start":52.03,"end":52.77,"text":"You'll see it through."},{"start":53.01,"end":53.79,"text":"Thank you very much."},{"start":54.07,"end":54.15,"text":"Bye."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon initiated this phone call to check on the health of renowned journalist Walter Lippmann following his recent recovery from a medical procedure. The two engaged in a brief, cordial exchange focused on Lippmann's recuperation and his continued influence in public discourse. Nixon offered words of encouragement, affirming Lippmann's resilience and strong spirit during his convalescence.","topics":["Walter Lippmann","Health","Journalism","Personal Correspondence"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T06:48:00.920Z"},"topicSlugs":["walter-lippmann","health","journalism","personal-correspondence"],"audioDurationSec":56,"audioFiles":[{"file":"044-041.mp3","bytes":2242560,"durationSec":55.98,"bitrate":320480,"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/044-041.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/044-041","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/44/conversation-044-041","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}