{"conversationCode":"044-126","tapeNumber":44,"conversationNumber":126,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-044-126","startDateTime":"1973-04-10T17:11:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-04-10T17:11:00.000Z","startDate":"10-Apr-1973","startTime":"12:11 PM","endDate":"10-Apr-1973","endTime":"12:11 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator;","description":"On April 10, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 12:11 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 044-126 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. 044-126\n\nDate: April 10, 1973\nTime: 12:11 pm\nLocation: White House Telephone\n\nThe President talked with the White House operator.\n\n[See also Conversation No. 426-32]\n\n       President's call to Gerald R. Ford","filename":["044-126.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","White House operator"],"prevCode":"044-125","nextCode":"044-127","transcript":[{"start":0.15,"end":2.06,"text":"Mr. President."},{"start":2.08,"end":3.68,"text":"I called Congressman Ford."},{"start":4.36,"end":6.41,"text":"You weren't able to reach him yet."},{"start":6.75,"end":9.23,"text":"They think he's still on the House floor and they want to check in."},{"start":10.44,"end":10.94,"text":"Let it go."},{"start":10.96,"end":11.8,"text":"I'll call him later."},{"start":11.82,"end":13.07,"text":"I have to step out for a while."},{"start":13.09,"end":13.43,"text":"All right, sir."},{"start":13.45,"end":13.81,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":13.89,"end":14.31,"text":"You're welcome."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon attempted to reach Congressman Gerald R. Ford via the White House operator but was unsuccessful because Ford was reportedly on the House floor. After being updated on the operator's status, Nixon decided to abandon the attempt and instructed the operator to hold off on further efforts. The President concluded the call by stating he would try to contact Ford later.","topics":["Gerald R. Ford","White House communications","Telephone logs","Congressional relations"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T06:56:30.081Z"},"topicSlugs":["gerald-r-ford","white-house-communications","telephone-logs","congressional-relations"],"audioDurationSec":16,"audioFiles":[{"file":"044-126.mp3","bytes":655360,"durationSec":16.29,"bitrate":321895,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:30.403Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:42:44.257Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/044-126.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/044-126","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/44/conversation-044-126","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}