{"conversationCode":"859-024","tapeNumber":859,"conversationNumber":24,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-859-024","startDateTime":"1973-02-21T16:11:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-02-21T16:16:00.000Z","startDate":"21-Feb-1973","startTime":"11:11 AM","endDate":"21-Feb-1973","endTime":"11:16 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator;","description":"On February 21, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:11 am and 11:16 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 859-024 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"OVAL","recordingDevice":"Oval Office","latitudeEstimated":38.8974,"longitudeEstimated":-77.0374,"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. 859-24\n\nDate: February 21, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 11:11 am and 11:16 am\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President talked with the White House operator.\n\n[See Conversation No. 43-146]\n\f                                               -33-\n\n                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM","filename":["859-024.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","White House operator"],"prevCode":"859-023","nextCode":"859-025","transcript":[{"start":4.23,"end":7.8,"text":"You can get Mr. Ziegler, he's a good advisor."},{"start":7.84,"end":11.2,"text":"He's managed to get a call from any place."},{"start":12.42,"end":15.77,"text":"He's an advisor."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate a call to Press Secretary Ron Ziegler. The brief discussion centered on Ziegler's capability to manage communications and provide effective counsel. This interaction served primarily as a logistical step to secure direct contact with a key advisor.","topics":["Ron Ziegler","White House communications","Presidential staff","logistics"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-08T01:27:22.242Z"},"topicSlugs":["ron-ziegler","white-house-communications","presidential-staff","logistics"],"audioDurationSec":23,"audioFiles":[{"file":"859-024.mp3","bytes":567002,"durationSec":23.49,"bitrate":193076,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:00.382Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:44:49.348Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/859-024.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/859-024","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/859/conversation-859-024","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}