{"conversationCode":"350-032","tapeNumber":350,"conversationNumber":32,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-350-032","startDateTime":"1972-07-26T12:06:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-07-26T13:01:00.000Z","startDate":"26-Jul-1972","startTime":"8:06 AM","endDate":"26-Jul-1972","endTime":"9:01 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator;","description":"On July 26, 1972, 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 8:06 am and 9:01 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 350-032 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"EOB","recordingDevice":"Old Executive Office Building","latitudeEstimated":38.897567,"longitudeEstimated":-77.039147,"chronCode":4,"chronRelease":"Fourth Chronological Release","chronReleaseDate":"10-Dec-2003","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 350-32\n\nDate: July 26, 1972\nTime: Unknown between 8:06 am and 9:01 am\nLocation: Old Executive Office Building\n\nThe President talked with the White House operator.\n\n     Telephone ringer problem","filename":["350-032.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","White House operator"],"prevCode":"350-031","nextCode":"350-033","transcript":[{"start":0.03,"end":2.64,"text":"Hello?"},{"start":2.66,"end":4.14,"text":"Hello, did you ring?"},{"start":4.16,"end":6.99,"text":"No, I guess if that bell keeps ringing, it's fine."},{"start":7.01,"end":9.42,"text":"Alright, if it rings again, go ahead."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to address a malfunctioning telephone ringer in his office. The discussion focused on confirming whether the operator was intentionally signaling him and establishing a protocol for handling future calls. Nixon ultimately decided to leave the ringer active to ensure he would be alerted to incoming communications.","topics":["White House operations","Telephone system","Communication logistics","Technical maintenance"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T16:32:20.873Z"},"topicSlugs":["white-house-operations","telephone-system","communication-logistics","technical-maintenance"],"audioDurationSec":12,"audioFiles":[{"file":"350-032.mp3","bytes":289644,"durationSec":12.01,"bitrate":192881,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:44.539Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:43:24.834Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/350-032.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/350-032","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/350/conversation-350-032","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}