{"conversationCode":"003-100","tapeNumber":3,"conversationNumber":100,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-003-100","startDateTime":"1971-05-20T23:53:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-05-20T23:53:00.000Z","startDate":"20-May-1971","startTime":"7:53 PM","endDate":"20-May-1971","endTime":"7:53 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator;","description":"On May 20, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:53 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 003-100 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"WHT","recordingDevice":"White House Telephone","latitudeEstimated":38.89767,"longitudeEstimated":-77.03655,"chronCode":1,"chronRelease":"First Chronological Release","chronReleaseDate":"5-Oct-1999","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 3-100\n\nDate: May 20, 1971\nTime: 7:53 pm\nLocation: White House Telephone\n\nThe President talked with the White House operator.\n\n     Call to Ronald L. Ziegler\n                                              55\n\n                          NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF\n\n                                      Tape Subject Log\n                                         (rev. 9/08)","filename":["003-100.mp3"],"tapeStart":"01:58:15","tapeEnd":"01:58:21","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","White House operator"],"prevCode":"003-099","nextCode":"003-101","transcript":[{"start":0.03,"end":1.11,"text":"Yes, sir."},{"start":1.19,"end":2.34,"text":"Could you drive Sigler now, please?"},{"start":2.36,"end":2.46,"text":"Fine."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon instructed the White House operator to connect him via telephone to Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler. This brief administrative exchange served as the necessary logistical step to initiate a conversation between the President and his press secretary. No substantive policy matters were discussed during this brief request for a call placement.","topics":["Ronald L. Ziegler","White House operations","telecommunications","Presidential communication"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-05T21:29:43.070Z"},"topicSlugs":["ronald-l-ziegler","white-house-operations","telecommunications","presidential-communication"],"audioDurationSec":4,"audioFiles":[{"file":"003-100.mp3","bytes":75276,"durationSec":4.24,"bitrate":142197,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:20.571Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/003-100.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/003-100","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/3/conversation-003-100","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}