{"conversationCode":"409-019","tapeNumber":409,"conversationNumber":19,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-409-019","startDateTime":"1973-02-08T18:49:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-02-08T18:49:00.000Z","startDate":"8-Feb-1973","startTime":"1:49 PM","endDate":"8-Feb-1973","endTime":"1:49 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator;","description":"On February 8, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 1:49 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 409-019 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"EOB","recordingDevice":"Old Executive Office Building","latitudeEstimated":38.897567,"longitudeEstimated":-77.039147,"chronCode":"5.4","chronRelease":"Fifth Chronological Release: Part IV","chronReleaseDate":"8-Dec-2010","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 409-19\n\nDate: February 8, 1973\nTime: 1:49 pm\nLocation: Executive Office Building\n\nThe President talked with the White House operator.\n\n[See Conversation No. 43-53]","filename":["409-019.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","White House operator"],"prevCode":"409-018","nextCode":"409-020","transcript":[{"start":0.03,"end":3.7,"text":"I'm going to ask you to close the door."},{"start":3.72,"end":5.03,"text":"I'm going to talk to a lot of people about it."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon instructed the White House operator to close the door to his office, signaling a need for privacy regarding a series of upcoming sensitive discussions. He expressed his intention to consult with numerous individuals on an unspecified but significant matter. This brief exchange served as a preparatory step for the President to conduct private deliberations away from staff interruption.","topics":["Privacy","Presidential protocol","Staff coordination","Administrative procedures"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T18:37:54.887Z"},"topicSlugs":["privacy","presidential-protocol","staff-coordination","administrative-procedures"],"audioDurationSec":13,"audioFiles":[{"file":"409-019.mp3","bytes":79872,"durationSec":13.24,"bitrate":48261,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:46.738Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/409-019.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/409-019","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/409/conversation-409-019","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}