{"conversationCode":"403-016","tapeNumber":403,"conversationNumber":16,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-403-016","startDateTime":"1973-01-31T15:06:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-01-31T15:10:00.000Z","startDate":"31-Jan-1973","startTime":"10:06 AM","endDate":"31-Jan-1973","endTime":"10:10 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator;","description":"On January 31, 1973, 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 10:06 am and 10:10 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 403-016 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"EOB","recordingDevice":"Old Executive Office Building","latitudeEstimated":38.897567,"longitudeEstimated":-77.039147,"chronCode":"5.3","chronRelease":"Fifth Chronological Release: Part III","chronReleaseDate":"23-Jun-2009","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 403-16\n\nDate: January 31, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 10:06 am and 10:10 am\nLocation: Executive Office Building\n\nThe President talked with the White House operator.\n\n[See Conversation No. 43-5]","filename":["403-016.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","White House operator"],"prevCode":"403-015","nextCode":"403-017","transcript":[{"start":0.15,"end":1.69,"text":"I can't believe this."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon consulted with the White House operator regarding an unspecified matter that elicited a strong expression of disbelief. The brief exchange reflects the President's immediate frustration, though the specific subject of his inquiry remains undocumented. This interaction serves as a functional communication regarding administrative or logistical support within the Executive Office Building.","topics":["White House administration","Presidential communications","White House operations","Executive Office Building"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T18:21:13.349Z"},"topicSlugs":["white-house-administration","presidential-communications","white-house-operations","executive-office-building"],"audioDurationSec":9,"audioFiles":[{"file":"403-016.mp3","bytes":225713,"durationSec":9.25,"bitrate":195140,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:45.438Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/403-016.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/403-016","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/403/conversation-403-016","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}