{"conversationCode":"012-016","tapeNumber":12,"conversationNumber":16,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-012-016","startDateTime":"1971-10-20T21:40:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-10-20T21:49:00.000Z","startDate":"20-Oct-1971","startTime":"5:40 PM","endDate":"20-Oct-1971","endTime":"5:49 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]; White House operator; Ziegler, Ronald L.;","description":"On October 20, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), White House operator, and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:40 pm and 5:49 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 012-016 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"WHT","recordingDevice":"White House Telephone","latitudeEstimated":38.89767,"longitudeEstimated":-77.03655,"chronCode":2,"chronRelease":"Second Chronological Release","chronReleaseDate":"26-Oct-2000","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 12-16\n                                              11\n\n                          NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF\n\n                                      Tape Subject Log\n                                        (rev. 10/06)\n\n\n\nDate: October 20, 1971\nTime: Unknown between 5:40 pm and 5:49 pm\nLocation: White House Telephone\n\nThe President conferred with an unknown person.\n\n[See Conversation No. 282-32A]\n\n     Manolo Sanchez\n\nThe President talked with the White House operator.\n\n     Request for call to John N. Mitchell\n\nThe President conferred with Ronald L. Ziegler.","filename":["012-016.mp3"],"tapeStart":"00:35:10","tapeEnd":"00:35:22","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","[Unknown person(s)]","White House operator","Ziegler, Ronald L."],"prevCode":"012-015","nextCode":"012-017","transcript":[{"start":2.65,"end":3.89,"text":"Just let her lie."},{"start":3.93,"end":4.86,"text":"All right."},{"start":4.88,"end":7.25,"text":"Yes, please."},{"start":7.99,"end":9.32,"text":"Mr. Attorney General, please."},{"start":9.4,"end":10.99,"text":"Thank you, sir."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon initiated a series of telephone calls through the White House operator, primarily attempting to reach Attorney General John N. Mitchell. The brief sequence of exchanges also included administrative interactions with Ronald L. Ziegler and unidentified personnel. These communications reflect the President's ongoing coordination with high-level cabinet members and staff during this period.","topics":["John N. Mitchell","Ronald L. Ziegler","Presidential communications","White House operations"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-05T23:31:46.536Z"},"topicSlugs":["john-n-mitchell","ronald-l-ziegler","presidential-communications","white-house-operations"],"audioDurationSec":12,"audioFiles":[{"file":"012-016.mp3","bytes":285256,"durationSec":11.81,"bitrate":193267,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:22.041Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/012-016.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/012-016","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/12/conversation-012-016","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}