{"conversationCode":"045-125","tapeNumber":45,"conversationNumber":125,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-045-125","startDateTime":"1973-05-02T03:34:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-05-02T03:34:00.000Z","startDate":"1-May-1973","startTime":"11:34 PM","endDate":"1-May-1973","endTime":"11:34 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"White House operator; Nixon, Richard M. (President);","description":"On May 1, 1973, White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at 11:34 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 045-125 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. 45-125\n\nDate: May 1, 1973\nTime: 11:34 pm\nLocation: White House Telephone\n\nThe White House operator talked with the President.\n\n     William E. Timmons’s location\n\n     Telephone call to Ronald L. Ziegler","filename":["045-125.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["White House operator","Nixon, Richard M. (President)"],"prevCode":"045-124","nextCode":"045-126","transcript":[{"start":0.88,"end":1.7,"text":"Hello?"},{"start":1.74,"end":4.01,"text":"Mr. Timmons will be at his residence in a very few minutes."},{"start":4.07,"end":4.95,"text":"Could I leave word?"},{"start":6.9,"end":8.35,"text":"Get Mr. Siegfried for me."},{"start":8.41,"end":9.01,"text":"Instead?"},{"start":9.31,"end":9.49,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":9.51,"end":11.14,"text":"Oh, surely."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon attempts to reach William E. Timmons to discuss administrative or political matters, but learns that Timmons is currently unavailable. Seeking an alternative, the President instructs the operator to connect him with Mr. Siegfried instead. This brief exchange highlights the President's urgent need for consultation during a late-night period of administrative activity.","topics":["William E. Timmons","Ronald L. Ziegler","Administrative Communication","Presidential Scheduling"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T07:11:46.078Z"},"topicSlugs":["william-e-timmons","ronald-l-ziegler","administrative-communication","presidential-scheduling"],"audioDurationSec":17,"audioFiles":[{"file":"045-125.mp3","bytes":563200,"durationSec":17.45,"bitrate":258151,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:02.713Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/045-125.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/045-125","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/45/conversation-045-125","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}