{"conversationCode":"044-073","tapeNumber":44,"conversationNumber":73,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-044-073","startDateTime":"1973-03-29T21:53:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-03-29T21:53:00.000Z","startDate":"29-Mar-1973","startTime":"4:53 PM","endDate":"29-Mar-1973","endTime":"4:53 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator;","description":"On March 29, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 4:53 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 044-073 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. 044-073\n\nDate: March 29, 1973\nTime: 4:53 pm\nLocation: White House Telephone\n\nThe White House talked with the President.\n\n[See also Conversation No. 426-8]\n\n       Henry A. Kissinger's schedule\n            -Anatoliy F. Dobrynin\n            -Meeting with President","filename":["044-073.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","White House operator"],"prevCode":"044-072","nextCode":"044-074","transcript":[{"start":0.88,"end":7.09,"text":"Mr. President, Dr. Kissinger wanted me to tell you he's talking to Mr. Dobrynin now, and he said that he would come right over."},{"start":9.6,"end":12.22,"text":"Why don't you tell him he can come over?"},{"start":12.24,"end":14.95,"text":"It'll only take about five minutes, and he can go back."},{"start":15.65,"end":16.02,"text":"Thank you."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon coordinates a meeting with Henry Kissinger following Kissinger's discussion with Soviet Ambassador Anatoliy F. Dobrynin. The operator relays that Kissinger is en route to the White House to debrief the President on these negotiations. Nixon approves the arrival, allowing for a brief transition between the diplomatic engagement and the meeting at the Oval Office.","topics":["Henry Kissinger","Anatoliy Dobrynin","US-Soviet Relations","Diplomatic Meetings","Scheduling"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T06:51:34.734Z"},"topicSlugs":["henry-kissinger","anatoliy-dobrynin","us-soviet-relations","diplomatic-meetings","scheduling"],"audioDurationSec":18,"audioFiles":[{"file":"044-073.mp3","bytes":727040,"durationSec":18.07,"bitrate":321948,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:30.404Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/044-073.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/044-073","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/44/conversation-044-073","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}