{"conversationCode":"044-133","tapeNumber":44,"conversationNumber":133,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-044-133","startDateTime":"1973-04-10T20:45:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-04-10T20:46:00.000Z","startDate":"10-Apr-1973","startTime":"3:45 PM","endDate":"10-Apr-1973","endTime":"3:46 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","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 an unknown time between 3:45 pm and 3:46 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 044-133 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. 044-133\n\nDate: April 10, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 3:45 pm and 3:46 pm\nLocation: White House Telephone\n\nThe President talked with the White House operator.\n\n       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542\n\n[See also Conversation No. 426-39]\n\n       Call to Richard K. Cook\n\n       William F. (“Billy”) Graham's location","filename":["044-133.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","White House operator"],"prevCode":"044-132","nextCode":"044-134","transcript":[{"start":1.03,"end":4.07,"text":"Dick Cook, please."},{"start":4.09,"end":9.25,"text":"And Mr. Reverend Billy Graham is en route back to Montreat, so I left for it."},{"start":9.27,"end":13.14,"text":"I've tried him all the time, and he's been going to Montreat, Pittsburgh, or someplace."},{"start":13.26,"end":13.98,"text":"I know."},{"start":14.16,"end":14.8,"text":"Maybe we'll catch him."},{"start":14.82,"end":16.36,"text":"He knows that we're trying to reach him, doesn't he?"},{"start":16.38,"end":16.78,"text":"Yes, he does."},{"start":17.71,"end":18.07,"text":"All right."},{"start":18.09,"end":18.43,"text":"Okay, sir."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place a call to Dick Cook while inquiring about the current whereabouts of Billy Graham. The operator confirmed that Graham was traveling between locations, including Montreat and Pittsburgh, and assured the President that Graham was aware of the White House's attempts to reach him. This brief exchange highlights Nixon’s efforts to coordinate communications with key political and religious contacts.","topics":["Richard M. Nixon","White House operator","Dick Cook","Billy Graham","Communications management"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T06:57:08.808Z"},"topicSlugs":["richard-m-nixon","white-house-operator","dick-cook","billy-graham","communications-management"],"audioDurationSec":21,"audioFiles":[{"file":"044-133.mp3","bytes":827392,"durationSec":20.56,"bitrate":321881,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:30.404Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:42:44.258Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/044-133.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/044-133","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/44/conversation-044-133","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}