{"conversationCode":"406-038","tapeNumber":406,"conversationNumber":38,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-406-038","startDateTime":"1973-01-31T02:01:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-01-31T02:07:00.000Z","startDate":"30-Jan-1973","startTime":"9:01 PM","endDate":"30-Jan-1973","endTime":"9:07 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator;","description":"On January 30, 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 9:01 pm and 9:07 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 406-038 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. 406-38\n\nDate: January 30, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 9:01 pm and 9:07 pm\nLocation: Executive Office Building\n\nThe President talked with the White House operator.\n\n[See Conversation No. 36-128]","filename":["406-038.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","White House operator"],"prevCode":"406-037","nextCode":"406-039","transcript":[{"start":0.03,"end":8.95,"text":"I can't understand what you're doing, Sean."},{"start":8.97,"end":9.43,"text":"You know, it's no good."},{"start":9.45,"end":14.35,"text":"You've got to get this done."},{"start":14.37,"end":14.93,"text":"You've got to get this done."},{"start":14.95,"end":15.55,"text":"It's quite the hospital thing."},{"start":15.57,"end":15.93,"text":"I know what it is."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon expressed frustration to the White House operator regarding a telephonic connection to a hospital. He insisted that the operator prioritize the request to ensure the call was completed successfully. The exchange highlights the President's urgent demeanor concerning sensitive or time-critical communications.","topics":["White House communications","Presidential operations","Telecommunications","Hospital communication"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T18:30:45.992Z"},"topicSlugs":["white-house-communications","presidential-operations","telecommunications","hospital-communication"],"audioDurationSec":21,"audioFiles":[{"file":"406-038.mp3","bytes":500935,"durationSec":20.72,"bitrate":193411,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:46.738Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/406-038.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/406-038","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/406/conversation-406-038","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}