{"conversationCode":"467-034","tapeNumber":467,"conversationNumber":34,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-467-034","startDateTime":"1971-03-17T20:36:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-03-17T20:43:00.000Z","startDate":"17-Mar-1971","startTime":"3:36 PM","endDate":"17-Mar-1971","endTime":"3:43 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator;","description":"On March 17, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:36 pm and 3:43 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 467-034 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"OVAL","recordingDevice":"Oval Office","latitudeEstimated":38.8974,"longitudeEstimated":-77.0374,"chronCode":1,"chronRelease":"First Chronological Release","chronReleaseDate":"5-Oct-1999","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 467-34\n\nDate: March 17, 1971\nTime: Unknown between 3:36 pm and 3:43 pm\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President talked with the White House operator\n\n     President’s call to Al Chamie [?]\n                                               27\n\n                           NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF\n\n                                         Tape Subject Log\n                                            (rev. 9/08)","filename":["467-034.mp3"],"tapeStart":"02:13:14","tapeEnd":"02:13:56","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","White House operator"],"prevCode":"467-033","nextCode":"467-035","transcript":[{"start":0.03,"end":0.85,"text":"Hello?"},{"start":1.74,"end":2.14,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":8.49,"end":15.65,"text":"Well, that would be 6.30 this time."},{"start":15.67,"end":18.2,"text":"Well, you better not try it."},{"start":18.22,"end":20.22,"text":"I'll replace the call myself."},{"start":20.24,"end":21.57,"text":"Don't ever call me back."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon consulted with a White House operator to facilitate a phone call to Al Chamie. Following a brief discussion regarding time zone logistics for the placement of the call, the President opted to manage the connection process personally. He ultimately instructed the operator to cease further involvement and directed that she not return his call.","topics":["Telecommunications","Al Chamie","White House operations","Presidential scheduling"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T21:21:35.090Z"},"topicSlugs":["telecommunications","al-chamie","white-house-operations","presidential-scheduling"],"audioDurationSec":22,"audioFiles":[{"file":"467-034.mp3","bytes":518477,"durationSec":21.53,"bitrate":192693,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:48.988Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/467-034.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/467-034","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/467/conversation-467-034","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}