{"conversationCode":"799-016","tapeNumber":799,"conversationNumber":16,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-799-016","startDateTime":"1972-10-16T14:47:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-10-16T14:48:00.000Z","startDate":"16-Oct-1972","startTime":"10:47 AM","endDate":"16-Oct-1972","endTime":"10:48 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Goldwater, Barry M.; Butterfield, Alexander P.;","description":"On October 16, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Barry M. Goldwater, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:47 am to 10:48 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 799-016 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. 799-16\n\nDate: October 16, 1972\nTime: 10:47 am - 10:48 am\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nBarry M. Goldwater talked with the President.\n\n[See Conversation No. 31-52]\n\nAlexander P. Butterfield entered at 10:48 am.\n\n         The President's schedule\n\nButterfield left at 10:48 am.","filename":["799-016.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Goldwater, Barry M.","Butterfield, Alexander P."],"prevCode":"799-015","nextCode":"799-017","transcript":[{"start":0.52,"end":1.04,"text":"Hello?"},{"start":1.7,"end":2.06,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":3.38,"end":3.76,"text":"Hello?"},{"start":4.7,"end":5.18,"text":"Hello?"},{"start":5.81,"end":6.65,"text":"You're in Alabama?"},{"start":8.07,"end":13.47,"text":"Well, give them all my best around here, and I hope that you call the government later."},{"start":16.09,"end":16.41,"text":"Great."},{"start":16.63,"end":32.69,"text":"Well, would you tell him to give me my warmest regards and tell him, as I've often said, that I feel that I consider him as the same as I consider anybody who's been wounded in battle, and that we're going to get exactly the same treatment."},{"start":32.71,"end":38.93,"text":"You know, we've got VA facilities, and if he ever has anything he wants, he has only the phone to pick up and call me."},{"start":40.17,"end":40.77,"text":"Right."},{"start":40.81,"end":44.59,"text":"In the meantime, I want to tell you we appreciate the way you're slamming these people a bit."},{"start":44.99,"end":48.14,"text":"What do you think all this hocus-pocus about the dirty tricks and the rest?"},{"start":48.28,"end":49.62,"text":"God, you know, you did it well."},{"start":50.14,"end":51.78,"text":"Look at the interview of the campaign."},{"start":52.04,"end":53.62,"text":"Huh?"},{"start":55.28,"end":55.58,"text":"What time?"},{"start":55.6,"end":56.02,"text":"Excuse me."},{"start":56.06,"end":56.64,"text":"Right now?"},{"start":57.52,"end":57.68,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":71.23,"end":71.71,"text":"Okay."},{"start":72.33,"end":74.57,"text":"Well, you've given me all."},{"start":74.59,"end":74.71,"text":"Thanks."},{"start":74.73,"end":76.27,"text":"I'll be back."},{"start":76.35,"end":76.51,"text":"Bye."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and Senator Barry Goldwater discuss the political landscape of the 1972 campaign and the ongoing allegations regarding \"dirty tricks.\" Nixon expresses his gratitude for Goldwater's public support and effective criticism of political opponents. Additionally, the President conveys his personal concern for a wounded individual, promising full access to Veterans Affairs services and direct communication.","topics":["1972 Presidential Election","Political Strategy","Dirty Tricks","Veterans Affairs","Barry Goldwater"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-08T00:00:34.232Z"},"topicSlugs":["1972-presidential-election","political-strategy","dirty-tricks","veterans-affairs","barry-goldwater"],"audioDurationSec":80,"audioFiles":[{"file":"799-016.mp3","bytes":1932224,"durationSec":80.45,"bitrate":192133,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:58.477Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/799-016.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/799-016","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/799/conversation-799-016","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}