hɪz fˈɜːst kˈɔːl, vˈɛɹi sˈuːn ˈæftɚ nˈaɪn:zˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ ˌeɪˈɛm, wʌz tʊ ˈɑːɹmi tʃˈiːf ʌv stˈæf dʒˈɔːɹdʒ sˈiː. mˈɑːɹʃəl æt fˈɔːɹt mˈaɪɚ, bˌʌt mˈɑːɹʃəl wʌz ˌɔn hɪz kˈʌstəmˌɛɹi mˈɔːɹnɪŋ hˈɔːɹsbæk ɹˈaɪdɪŋ ɛkskˈɜːʃən, sˌoʊ bɹˈæʔn̩ lˈɛft ɐn ˈɜːdʒənt mˈɛsɪdʒ wɪð mˈɑːɹʃəlz ˈɔːɹdɚli ænd tˈɛlᵻfˌoʊnd ðɪ ɐsˈɪstənt tʃˈiːf ʌv stˈæf fɔːɹ ɪntˈɛlɪdʒəns, bɹˌɪɡɐdˈɪɹ dʒˈɛnɚɹəl ʃˈɜːmən mˈaɪlz, hˌuː hˈɜːɹid tə hɪz ˈɑːfɪs, ɚɹˈaɪvɪŋ dʒˈʌst ˈæftɚ tˈɛn:zˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ ˌeɪˈɛm.
His first call, very soon after 9:00 am, was to Army Chief of Staff George C. Marshall at Fort Myer, but Marshall was on his customary morning horseback riding excursion, so Bratton left an urgent message with Marshall's orderly and telephoned the Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Brigadier General Sherman Miles, who hurried to his office, arriving just after 10:00 am.