{"conversationCode":"041-066","tapeNumber":41,"conversationNumber":66,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-041-066","startDateTime":"1973-07-12T23:50:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-07-12T23:51:00.000Z","startDate":"12-Jul-1973","startTime":"7:50 PM","endDate":"12-Jul-1973","endTime":"7:51 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator;","description":"On July 12, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone from 7:50 pm to 7:51 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 041-066 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"WHT","recordingDevice":"White House Telephone","latitudeEstimated":38.89767,"longitudeEstimated":-77.03655,"chronCode":"5.5","chronRelease":"Fifth Chronological Release: Part V","chronReleaseDate":"21-Aug-2013","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 41-66\n\nDate: July 12, 1973\nTime: 7:50 pm - 7:51 pm\nLocation: White House Telephone\n\nThe President talked with the White House operator.\n\n       Request for meeting\n            -Alexander M. Haig, Jr.\n            -Dr. William M. Lukash\n            -Gen. Walter R. Tkach\n            -Ronald L. Ziegler\n\f                                                       -44-\n\n                       NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM\n\n                                                                             Conversation No. 41-67 (cont’d)","filename":["041-066.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","White House operator"],"prevCode":"041-065","nextCode":"041-067","transcript":[{"start":0.54,"end":3.18,"text":"Yes?"},{"start":3.2,"end":10.65,"text":"Would you tell General Hague that I'm ready to see him, Dr. Dacosh, and, uh, uh... Mr. President?"},{"start":10.67,"end":10.75,"text":"Yes?"},{"start":10.77,"end":12.11,"text":"May I help you?"},{"start":12.23,"end":22.83,"text":"Operator, would you tell General Hague that I'm ready to see him and Dr. Dacosh and, uh, Dr. Lukash and Ron Ziegler now, if they want to come over to the residence."},{"start":23.01,"end":24.07,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":24.11,"end":24.21,"text":"Okay."},{"start":24.23,"end":25.69,"text":"Mr. President, all together?"},{"start":25.71,"end":25.93,"text":"Yes."},{"start":25.99,"end":27.61,"text":"They expect that they know what it's all about."},{"start":27.68,"end":28.46,"text":"Okay."},{"start":28.48,"end":29.18,"text":"Thank you, sir."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon instructed the White House operator to summon Alexander Haig, Dr. William Lukash, Dr. Walter Tkach, and Ron Ziegler to the residence for an immediate meeting. The President directed the operator to assemble the group together to discuss unspecified matters. This brief interaction served as a logistical coordination to facilitate an urgent briefing or consultation with key staff and medical personnel.","topics":["Alexander Haig","White House operations","meeting coordination","Ronald Ziegler","Presidential staff"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T06:13:41.362Z"},"topicSlugs":["alexander-haig","white-house-operations","meeting-coordination","ronald-ziegler","presidential-staff"],"audioDurationSec":40,"audioFiles":[{"file":"041-066.mp3","bytes":1282048,"durationSec":39.97,"bitrate":256580,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:02.407Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:42:43.369Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/041-066.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/041-066","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/41/conversation-041-066","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}