{"conversationCode":"005-049","tapeNumber":5,"conversationNumber":49,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-005-049","startDateTime":"1971-06-13T16:18:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-06-13T16:18:00.000Z","startDate":"13-Jun-1971","startTime":"12:18 PM","endDate":"13-Jun-1971","endTime":"12:18 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator;","description":"On June 13, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 12:18 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 005-049 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. 5-49\n\nDate: June 13, 1971\nTime: 12:18 pm\nLocation: White House Telephone\n\nThe White House operator talked with the President.\n\n[See Conversation No. 256-31E]\n\n     Henry A. Kissinger's location\n\n     Gen. Alexander M. Haig, Jr.'s location","filename":["005-049.mp3"],"tapeStart":"01:24:14","tapeEnd":"01:24:33","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","White House operator"],"prevCode":"005-048","nextCode":"005-050","transcript":[{"start":2.19,"end":2.75,"text":"Hello."},{"start":2.77,"end":5.18,"text":"Mr. President, Mr. Kissinger is en route to Los Angeles."},{"start":5.26,"end":8.12,"text":"He should arrive about 2.30 our time."},{"start":8.14,"end":9.19,"text":"To Los Angeles?"},{"start":9.21,"end":10.23,"text":"Yes, to Los Angeles."},{"start":10.25,"end":11.75,"text":"Could I leave word when he arrives?"},{"start":13.04,"end":14.36,"text":"General Haig's in the office, I believe."},{"start":14.4,"end":15.32,"text":"Oh, no, I'll talk to him."},{"start":15.52,"end":15.84,"text":"You will?"},{"start":15.94,"end":16.57,"text":"All right."},{"start":16.59,"end":17.03,"text":"Haig's fine."},{"start":17.05,"end":17.25,"text":"All right."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon received a brief briefing from the White House operator regarding the travel status of Henry Kissinger and Alexander Haig. The operator confirmed that Kissinger was en route to Los Angeles for an afternoon arrival. Nixon ultimately decided to speak directly with General Haig rather than leaving a message for Kissinger.","topics":["Henry Kissinger","Alexander Haig","White House logistics","Presidential communication"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-05T21:54:37.715Z"},"topicSlugs":["henry-kissinger","alexander-haig","white-house-logistics","presidential-communication"],"audioDurationSec":19,"audioFiles":[{"file":"005-049.mp3","bytes":235655,"durationSec":19.35,"bitrate":97426,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:21.076Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/005-049.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/005-049","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/5/conversation-005-049","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}