{"conversationCode":"016-035","tapeNumber":16,"conversationNumber":35,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-016-035","startDateTime":"1971-12-07T13:06:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-12-07T23:51:00.000Z","startDate":"7-Dec-1971","startTime":"8:06 AM","endDate":"7-Dec-1971","endTime":"6:51 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator; [Unknown person(s)];","description":"On December 7, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:06 am and 6:51 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 016-035 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. 16-35\n\nDate: December 7, 1971\nTime: Unknown between 8:06 am and 6:51 pm\nLocation: White House Telephone\n\nThe President talked with the White House operator; the President can be heard talking to an\nunknown person in the background.\n\n[See Conversation No. 631-11B]\n\n     Request for a call to William P. Rogers","filename":["016-035.mp3"],"tapeStart":"01:06:45","tapeEnd":"01:06:51","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","White House operator","[Unknown person(s)]"],"prevCode":"016-034","nextCode":"016-036","transcript":[{"start":0.03,"end":3.08,"text":"Secretary Rogers please."},{"start":3.22,"end":5.21,"text":"Thank you Mr. President."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon initiates a call to Secretary of State William P. Rogers through the White House operator. While the specific substance of the ensuing discussion is not captured in this segment, the interaction serves as a logistical bridge to facilitate diplomatic consultations. The recording confirms the President's direct involvement in orchestrating high-level executive communication regarding foreign policy matters.","topics":["William P. Rogers","Diplomacy","Executive Communication","Department of State"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T00:32:43.378Z"},"topicSlugs":["william-p-rogers","diplomacy","executive-communication","department-of-state"],"audioDurationSec":5,"audioFiles":[{"file":"016-035.mp3","bytes":126013,"durationSec":5.18,"bitrate":194635,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:24.619Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/016-035.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/016-035","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/16/conversation-016-035","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}