{"conversationCode":"861-001","tapeNumber":861,"conversationNumber":1,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-861-001","startDateTime":"1973-02-22T14:50:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-02-22T14:51:00.000Z","startDate":"22-Feb-1973","startTime":"9:50 AM","endDate":"22-Feb-1973","endTime":"9:51 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator;","description":"On February 22, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:50 am to 9:51 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 861-001 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. 861-1\n\nDate: February 22, 1973\nTime: 9:50 am - 9:51 am\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President talked with the White House operator.\n\n[See Conversation No. 43-162]","filename":["861-001.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","White House operator"],"prevCode":"860-017","nextCode":"861-002","transcript":[{"start":0.56,"end":4.94,"text":"I'll let you in there and I'll let you talk."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. The brief exchange focused on establishing a connection with a specific, though unidentified, party. No further substantive policy matters were addressed during this transition.","topics":["White House communications","telephony","presidential operations"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-08T02:18:31.900Z"},"topicSlugs":["white-house-communications","telephony","presidential-operations"],"audioDurationSec":13,"audioFiles":[{"file":"861-001.mp3","bytes":326842,"durationSec":13.48,"bitrate":193971,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:59.849Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/861-001.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/861-001","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/861/conversation-861-001","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}