{"conversationCode":"783-009","tapeNumber":783,"conversationNumber":9,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-783-009","startDateTime":"1972-09-19T15:25:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-09-19T15:26:00.000Z","startDate":"19-Sep-1972","startTime":"11:25 AM","endDate":"19-Sep-1972","endTime":"11:26 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bush, Prescott S.;","description":"On September 19, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Prescott S. Bush met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:25 am to 11:26 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 783-009 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"OVAL","recordingDevice":"Oval Office","latitudeEstimated":38.8974,"longitudeEstimated":-77.0374,"chronCode":4,"chronRelease":"Fourth Chronological Release","chronReleaseDate":"10-Dec-2003","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 783-9\n\nDate: September 19, 1972\nTime: 11:25 am - 11:26 am\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President talked with Prescott S. Bush.\n\n[See Conversation No. 30-2]","filename":["783-009.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Bush, Prescott S."],"prevCode":"783-008","nextCode":"783-010","transcript":[{"start":13.42,"end":41.82,"text":"hospital for an operation and I just want to tell you we're thinking about you and we know you're going to pull through and just have in mind how you sink those good long cuts and you'll do this that well in that operation right well well I'll tell you well don't worry about that it's nothing more important than talking to a good friend I remember all those battles we've been through"},{"start":44.02,"end":48.71,"text":"My dog is so bad now that I couldn't get it."},{"start":50.05,"end":52.91,"text":"That's right, that's right, that's right."},{"start":53.53,"end":54.05,"text":"That's right."},{"start":54.15,"end":56.03,"text":"And I just wish you the very best."},{"start":57.15,"end":64.09,"text":"And give all the nurses my best."},{"start":64.57,"end":64.99,"text":"Okay."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon held a brief, informal meeting with his longtime friend and political ally Prescott S. Bush to offer encouragement before Bush’s upcoming surgery. The conversation centered on expressing mutual well-wishes and reflecting on their shared history of personal and political battles. No policy decisions were made during the interaction, as it functioned primarily as a gesture of support during a health crisis.","topics":["Prescott S. Bush","Personal health","Presidential friendships","Social call"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-07T23:33:55.877Z"},"topicSlugs":["prescott-s-bush","personal-health","presidential-friendships","social-call"],"audioDurationSec":69,"audioFiles":[{"file":"783-009.mp3","bytes":1667656,"durationSec":69.41,"bitrate":192200,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:57.945Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:44:32.615Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/783-009.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/783-009","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/783/conversation-783-009","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}