{"conversationCode":"278-034","tapeNumber":278,"conversationNumber":34,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-278-034","startDateTime":"1971-09-14T21:35:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-09-14T21:39:00.000Z","startDate":"14-Sep-1971","startTime":"5:35 PM","endDate":"14-Sep-1971","endTime":"5:39 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator;","description":"On September 14, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:35 pm and 5:39 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 278-034 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"EOB","recordingDevice":"Old Executive Office Building","latitudeEstimated":38.897567,"longitudeEstimated":-77.039147,"chronCode":2,"chronRelease":"Second Chronological Release","chronReleaseDate":"26-Oct-2000","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 278-34\n\nDate: September 14, 1971\nTime: Unknown between 5:35 pm and 5:39 pm\nLocation: Executive Office Building\n\nThe President talked with the White House operator.\n\n[See Conversation No. 9-3]","filename":["278-034.mp3"],"tapeStart":"01:12:51","tapeEnd":"01:13:43","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","White House operator"],"prevCode":"278-033","nextCode":"278-035","transcript":[{"start":0.41,"end":5.45,"text":"He wanted to talk to me, and as soon as he comes in, he can give me a call."},{"start":5.61,"end":9.79,"text":"But I'm going to see Kiss for a few minutes."},{"start":9.9,"end":10.86,"text":"We'd have some good time."},{"start":10.94,"end":12.32,"text":"I'll be busy."},{"start":12.38,"end":13.08,"text":"Okay, bye."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon instructed the White House operator to facilitate a return call from an unnamed individual, noting his impending meeting with Henry Kissinger. The President indicated he would be occupied for a short period and requested to be contacted once the other party was available. This brief exchange served primarily to manage the President's schedule and secure pending communications.","topics":["Scheduling","Communications management","Henry Kissinger","White House operations"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T12:58:02.599Z"},"topicSlugs":["scheduling","communications-management","henry-kissinger","white-house-operations"],"audioDurationSec":14,"audioFiles":[{"file":"278-034.mp3","bytes":564036,"durationSec":13.97,"bitrate":322958,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:38.329Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/278-034.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/278-034","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/278/conversation-278-034","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}