{"conversationCode":"044-128","tapeNumber":44,"conversationNumber":128,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-044-128","startDateTime":"1973-04-10T20:25:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-04-10T20:25:00.000Z","startDate":"10-Apr-1973","startTime":"3:25 PM","endDate":"10-Apr-1973","endTime":"3:25 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 3:25 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 044-128 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. 044-128\n\nDate: April 10, 1973\nTime: 3:25 pm\nLocation: White House Telephone\n\nThe White House operator talked to the President.\n\n[See also Conversation No. 426-34]\n\n       Gerald R. Ford’s location\n\n       Call to Leslie C. Arends","filename":["044-128.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","White House operator"],"prevCode":"044-127","nextCode":"044-129","transcript":[{"start":0.18,"end":0.58,"text":"Hello?"},{"start":0.91,"end":3.56,"text":"He's en route to Grand Rapids on a 3.30 flight."},{"start":4.67,"end":6.37,"text":"Oh, I'll get Les Aronson, please."},{"start":6.39,"end":7.88,"text":"All right, thank you."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to determine the travel status of Gerald R. Ford. Upon learning that Ford was en route to Grand Rapids, the President requested to be connected with Representative Leslie C. Arends instead. This exchange reflects the administration's efforts to coordinate communications with congressional leadership regarding ongoing legislative or political matters.","topics":["Gerald R. Ford","Leslie C. Arends","White House communications","Congressional relations","Logistics"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T06:56:41.014Z"},"topicSlugs":["gerald-r-ford","leslie-c-arends","white-house-communications","congressional-relations","logistics"],"audioDurationSec":9,"audioFiles":[{"file":"044-128.mp3","bytes":366592,"durationSec":9.05,"bitrate":324130,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:30.404Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/044-128.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/044-128","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/44/conversation-044-128","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}