{"conversationCode":"027-016","tapeNumber":27,"conversationNumber":16,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-027-016","startDateTime":"1972-07-20T13:45:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-07-20T13:53:00.000Z","startDate":"20-Jul-1972","startTime":"9:45 AM","endDate":"20-Jul-1972","endTime":"9:53 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"White House operator; Colson, Charles W.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Acker, Marjorie P.;","description":"On July 20, 1972, the White House operator, Charles W. Colson, President Richard M. Nixon, and Marjorie P. Acker talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:45 am and 9:53 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 027-016 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"WHT","recordingDevice":"White House Telephone","latitudeEstimated":38.89767,"longitudeEstimated":-77.03655,"chronCode":4,"chronRelease":"Fourth Chronological Release","chronReleaseDate":"10-Dec-2003","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 27-16\n\nDate: July 20, 1972\nTime: Unknown between 9:45 am and 9:53 am\nLocation: White House Telephone\n\nThe White House operator talked with Charles W. Colson.\n\n[See Conversation No. 748-3B]\n\n     Marjorie P. Acker's call to the President\n\nColson conferred with the President.\n\n     Call from Acker\n\nThe President talked with Acker.\n\n     Margeretta (“Happy”) Rockefeller\n         -Status of letter","filename":["027-016.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["White House operator","Colson, Charles W.","Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Acker, Marjorie P."],"prevCode":"027-015","nextCode":"027-017","transcript":[{"start":2.06,"end":3.54,"text":"He stepped out for just a minute."},{"start":3.56,"end":3.96,"text":"He did."},{"start":4.16,"end":6.81,"text":"Marjacker's returning something to call for him."},{"start":6.87,"end":7.39,"text":"Marjacker."},{"start":7.41,"end":8.29,"text":"Marjacker."},{"start":8.31,"end":8.51,"text":"All right."},{"start":8.75,"end":11.42,"text":"Marjacker's calling."},{"start":11.44,"end":12.02,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":12.04,"end":13.46,"text":"Yes, Marjacker."},{"start":13.48,"end":13.94,"text":"On the line."},{"start":13.96,"end":14.56,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":14.59,"end":17.09,"text":"Yeah, no letter has gone to Mrs. Rockford."},{"start":17.53,"end":17.75,"text":"Fine."},{"start":17.77,"end":17.95,"text":"Okay."},{"start":17.97,"end":18.11,"text":"Okay."},{"start":18.13,"end":18.45,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":18.65,"end":19.04,"text":"All right."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon, assisted by Charles Colson and Marjorie Acker, verified the status of correspondence intended for Margaretta “Happy” Rockefeller. The participants confirmed that no letter had yet been sent to Mrs. Rockefeller. This brief administrative check ensured the President was accurately informed regarding the pending status of this specific communication.","topics":["Margaretta Rockefeller","White House correspondence","Administrative oversight","Charles Colson","Presidential communication"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T03:21:40.490Z"},"topicSlugs":["margaretta-rockefeller","white-house-correspondence","administrative-oversight","charles-colson","presidential-communication"],"audioDurationSec":26,"audioFiles":[{"file":"027-016.mp3","bytes":623803,"durationSec":25.92,"bitrate":192531,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:27.842Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:42:39.268Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/027-016.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/027-016","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/27/conversation-027-016","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}