{"conversationCode":"044-112","tapeNumber":44,"conversationNumber":112,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-044-112","startDateTime":"1973-04-09T19:39:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-04-09T19:39:00.000Z","startDate":"9-Apr-1973","startTime":"2:39 PM","endDate":"9-Apr-1973","endTime":"2:39 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator;","description":"On April 9, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 2:39 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 044-112 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. 044-112\n\nDate: April 9, 1973\nTime: 2:39 pm\n\n       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542\n\nLocation: White House Telephone\n\nThe President talked with the White House operator.\n\n[See also Conversation No. 425-44A]\n\n       Request for Leonard Garment","filename":["044-112.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","White House operator"],"prevCode":"044-111","nextCode":"044-113","transcript":[{"start":2.65,"end":6.33,"text":"You ask Mr. Garment to come to the OB office, please."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon instructed the White House operator to contact Leonard Garment and request his immediate presence at the Oval Office. This brief directive served as a scheduling order to facilitate a high-level consultation with one of his legal counsels. The conversation reflects the administrative process Nixon utilized to manage his inner circle during a period of heightened internal pressure.","topics":["Leonard Garment","Oval Office","Scheduling","White House Staff","Administration"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T06:55:11.843Z"},"topicSlugs":["leonard-garment","oval-office","scheduling","white-house-staff","administration"],"audioDurationSec":8,"audioFiles":[{"file":"044-112.mp3","bytes":333824,"durationSec":8.21,"bitrate":325373,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:30.403Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:42:44.256Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/044-112.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/044-112","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/44/conversation-044-112","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}