{"conversationCode":"045-188","tapeNumber":45,"conversationNumber":188,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-045-188","startDateTime":"1973-05-10T18:51:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-05-10T18:56:00.000Z","startDate":"10-May-1973","startTime":"2:51 PM","endDate":"10-May-1973","endTime":"2:56 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator;","description":"On May 10, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:51 pm and 2:56 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 045-188 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. 45-188\n\nDate: May 10, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 2:51 pm and 2:56 pm\nLocation: White House Telephone\n\nThe President talked with the White House operator.\n\n[See also Conversation No. 435-7]\n\n     Request for telephone call\n          -Ronald L. Ziegler","filename":["045-188.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","White House operator"],"prevCode":"045-187","nextCode":"045-189","transcript":[{"start":0.54,"end":4.19,"text":"Ron, is that good, please?"},{"start":4.21,"end":4.56,"text":"Yes, that's good."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon directs the White House operator to connect him with Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler. The brief interaction serves as an administrative request to facilitate a direct communication line with his primary spokesperson. This reflects the President's ongoing coordination with his staff during a period of high political pressure.","topics":["Ronald L. Ziegler","White House communications","Presidential administration","Staff coordination"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T07:17:35.434Z"},"topicSlugs":["ronald-l-ziegler","white-house-communications","presidential-administration","staff-coordination"],"audioDurationSec":10,"audioFiles":[{"file":"045-188.mp3","bytes":339968,"durationSec":10.48,"bitrate":259517,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:02.712Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/045-188.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/045-188","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/45/conversation-045-188","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}