{"conversationCode":"024-072","tapeNumber":24,"conversationNumber":72,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-024-072","startDateTime":"1972-05-11T15:22:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-05-11T15:32:00.000Z","startDate":"11-May-1972","startTime":"11:22 AM","endDate":"11-May-1972","endTime":"11:32 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator;","description":"On May 11, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:22 am and 11:32 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 024-072 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"WHT","recordingDevice":"White House Telephone","latitudeEstimated":38.89767,"longitudeEstimated":-77.03655,"chronCode":3,"chronRelease":"Third Chronological Release","chronReleaseDate":"28-Feb-2002","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 24-72\n\nDate: May 11, 1972\nTime: Unknown between 11:22 am and 11:32 am\nLocation: White House Telephone\n\nThe President talked with the White House operator.\n\n[See also Conversation No. 338-37]\n\n     Request for a call to Charles W. Colson\n         -Colson's location\n                -John D. Ehrlichman's office\n         -Return call\n\n     Request for a call to Tricia Nixon Cox","filename":["024-072.mp3"],"tapeStart":"01:23:01","tapeEnd":"01:23:16","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","White House operator"],"prevCode":"024-071","nextCode":"024-073","transcript":[{"start":2.21,"end":2.73,"text":"Yes, please."},{"start":2.75,"end":3.95,"text":"Operator, I called Mr. Coulson."},{"start":3.97,"end":5.48,"text":"Don't get him out of a meeting if he's in."},{"start":5.5,"end":7.33,"text":"No, he's in Mr. Ehrlichman's office."},{"start":7.79,"end":9.76,"text":"He can return the call whenever he's free."},{"start":10.06,"end":10.26,"text":"All right."},{"start":10.3,"end":10.7,"text":"No hurry."},{"start":10.98,"end":11.38,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":11.4,"end":12.87,"text":"Would you try Tricia for me, please?"},{"start":13.05,"end":13.99,"text":"Thank you, sir."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place calls to both Charles W. Colson and his daughter, Tricia Nixon Cox. Upon learning that Colson was currently meeting with John D. Ehrlichman, the President requested that Colson return the call at his convenience rather than interrupting his meeting. These logistical requests highlight the President's administrative coordination during the workday.","topics":["Charles W. Colson","Tricia Nixon Cox","John D. Ehrlichman","White House operations","Scheduling"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T02:53:39.830Z"},"topicSlugs":["charles-w-colson","tricia-nixon-cox","john-d-ehrlichman","white-house-operations","scheduling"],"audioDurationSec":15,"audioFiles":[{"file":"024-072.mp3","bytes":357981,"durationSec":14.85,"bitrate":192804,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:27.841Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/024-072.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/024-072","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/24/conversation-024-072","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}