{"conversationCode":"044-093","tapeNumber":44,"conversationNumber":93,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-044-093","startDateTime":"1973-03-30T03:25:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-03-30T03:25:00.000Z","startDate":"29-Mar-1973","startTime":"10:25 PM","endDate":"29-Mar-1973","endTime":"10:25 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 10:25 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 044-093 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. 044-093\n\nDate: March 29, 1973\nTime: 10:25 pm\nLocation: White House Telephone\n\nThe White House operator talked with the President.\n\n       Calls to Patrick J. Buchanan and John R. (“Tex”) McCrary\n\n       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542\n\n       Call to Ronald L. Ziegler","filename":["044-093.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","White House operator"],"prevCode":"044-092","nextCode":"044-094","transcript":[{"start":0.54,"end":1.26,"text":"Hello?"},{"start":1.28,"end":6.84,"text":"Mr. President, your calls to Mr. McCrary and to Pat Buchanan, Mr. Buchanan didn't answer."},{"start":7.99,"end":8.33,"text":"All right."},{"start":8.43,"end":11.97,"text":"And Mr. McCrary had left the number that he called in from."},{"start":12.55,"end":15.78,"text":"Mike can reach him in about 20 minutes at another number."},{"start":16.26,"end":17.16,"text":"Okay."},{"start":17.54,"end":18.56,"text":"If you reach him, it's fine."},{"start":18.78,"end":20.66,"text":"I'll take the call."},{"start":20.68,"end":21.52,"text":"Yes, thank you."},{"start":21.64,"end":23,"text":"All right."},{"start":23.02,"end":23.45,"text":"Let's see."},{"start":23.71,"end":26.17,"text":"Why don't you try Mr. Ziegler, please?"},{"start":26.21,"end":28.99,"text":"Sure."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon utilized the White House operator to facilitate a series of evening communications with key staff and associates. After learning that Patrick J. Buchanan was unavailable and John R. (“Tex”) McCrary required a follow-up in twenty minutes, the President directed the operator to connect him with Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler. This interaction highlights the logistical coordination required for Nixon’s late-night outreach and media management efforts.","topics":["Communication management","Ronald Ziegler","Patrick Buchanan","John R. McCrary","White House operations"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T06:53:26.880Z"},"topicSlugs":["communication-management","ronald-ziegler","patrick-buchanan","john-r-mccrary","white-house-operations"],"audioDurationSec":29,"audioFiles":[{"file":"044-093.mp3","bytes":1169408,"durationSec":29.1,"bitrate":321443,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:30.404Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:42:44.254Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/044-093.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/044-093","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/44/conversation-044-093","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}