{"conversationCode":"034-150","tapeNumber":34,"conversationNumber":150,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-034-150","startDateTime":"1972-12-13T01:40:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-12-13T04:04:00.000Z","startDate":"12-Dec-1972","startTime":"8:40 PM","endDate":"12-Dec-1972","endTime":"11:04 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"White House operator; Nixon, Richard M. (President);","description":"On December 12, 1972, the White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:40 pm and 11:04 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 034-150 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"WHT","recordingDevice":"White House Telephone","latitudeEstimated":38.89767,"longitudeEstimated":-77.03655,"chronCode":"5.2","chronRelease":"Fifth Chronological Release: Part II","chronReleaseDate":"2-Dec-2008","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 34-150\n\nDate: December 12, 1972\nTime: Unknown between 8:40 pm and 11:04 pm\nLocation: White House Telephone\n\nThe White House operator talked with the President.\n\n       Requested call to Charles W. Colson\n            -Colson’s location\n                  -Motion Picture Association\n            -Call back","filename":["034-150.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["White House operator","Nixon, Richard M. (President)"],"prevCode":"034-149","nextCode":"034-151","transcript":[{"start":1.53,"end":2.01,"text":"Hello?"},{"start":2.44,"end":2.79,"text":"Yes, sir."},{"start":2.9,"end":6.4,"text":"Mr. Coulson is at the Motion Picture Association until about 1030."},{"start":6.74,"end":10.41,"text":"Could I reach him for you or have him call you when he gets home?"},{"start":10.55,"end":11.79,"text":"No, not necessary."},{"start":11.85,"end":12.71,"text":"I'll call him tomorrow."},{"start":12.77,"end":13.57,"text":"Thank you very much."},{"start":14.13,"end":15.78,"text":"Thank you."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to determine the location and availability of Charles W. Colson. Upon learning that Colson was attending an event at the Motion Picture Association, the President decided against immediate contact. He ultimately opted to defer the communication until the following day.","topics":["Charles W. Colson","White House operations","scheduling","communications"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T04:40:20.202Z"},"topicSlugs":["charles-w-colson","white-house-operations","scheduling","communications"],"audioDurationSec":22,"audioFiles":[{"file":"034-150.mp3","bytes":521241,"durationSec":21.59,"bitrate":193171,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:29.541Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/034-150.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/034-150","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/34/conversation-034-150","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}