{"conversationCode":"045-004","tapeNumber":45,"conversationNumber":4,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-045-004","startDateTime":"1973-04-26T17:21:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-04-26T17:23:00.000Z","startDate":"26-Apr-1973","startTime":"12:21 PM","endDate":"26-Apr-1973","endTime":"12:23 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator;","description":"On April 26, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:21 pm and 12:23 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 045-004 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"WHT","recordingDevice":"White House Telephone","latitudeEstimated":38.89767,"longitudeEstimated":-77.03655,"chronCode":"5.5","chronRelease":"Fifth Chronological Release: Part V","chronReleaseDate":"21-Aug-2013","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 45-4\n\nDate: April 26, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 12:21 pm and 12:23 pm\nLocation: White House Telephone\n\nThe President talked with the White House operator.\n\n[See also Conversation No. 905-18]\n\n     Request for telephone call\n          -Richard G. Kleindienst","filename":["045-004.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","White House operator"],"prevCode":"045-003","nextCode":"045-005","transcript":[{"start":2.43,"end":3.8,"text":"Attorney General, please."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon directs the White House operator to place an urgent telephone call to Attorney General Richard G. Kleindienst. The brief exchange serves as a logistical bridge to connect the President with his top law enforcement official. This call highlights the active coordination and communication efforts occurring within the administration during the height of the Watergate crisis.","topics":["Richard G. Kleindienst","Telephone communication","White House operations","Attorney General"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T07:00:20.549Z"},"topicSlugs":["richard-g-kleindienst","telephone-communication","white-house-operations","attorney-general"],"audioDurationSec":10,"audioFiles":[{"file":"045-004.mp3","bytes":327680,"durationSec":10.13,"bitrate":258694,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:02.713Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/045-004.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/045-004","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/45/conversation-045-004","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}