{"conversationCode":"370-012","tapeNumber":370,"conversationNumber":12,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-370-012","startDateTime":"1972-10-19T20:19:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-10-19T20:19:00.000Z","startDate":"19-Oct-1972","startTime":"4:19 PM","endDate":"19-Oct-1972","endTime":"4:19 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator;","description":"On October 19, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 4:19 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 370-012 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. 370-12\n\nDate: October 19, 1972\nTime: 4:19 pm\nLocation: Executive Office Building\n\nThe President talked with the White House operator.\n\n[See Conversation No. 31-143]","filename":["370-012.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","White House operator"],"prevCode":"370-011","nextCode":"370-013","transcript":[{"start":0.54,"end":3.06,"text":"Yes, Mr. Postman, that's what we're talking about."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon speaks briefly with the White House operator to clarify a pending call or administrative connection. The interaction functions as a routine logistical exchange to facilitate further communication. No substantive policy matters or major decisions are recorded in this short segment.","topics":["White House operations","telecommunications","administrative support"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T17:12:42.446Z"},"topicSlugs":["white-house-operations","telecommunications","administrative-support"],"audioDurationSec":10,"audioFiles":[{"file":"370-012.mp3","bytes":230085,"durationSec":9.52,"bitrate":193348,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:44.875Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:43:28.291Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/370-012.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/370-012","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/370/conversation-370-012","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}