{"conversationCode":"046-036","tapeNumber":46,"conversationNumber":36,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-046-036","startDateTime":"1973-05-14T23:27:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-05-15T00:15:00.000Z","startDate":"14-May-1973","startTime":"7:27 PM","endDate":"14-May-1973","endTime":"8:15 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Ziegler, Ronald L.; White House operator;","description":"On May 14, 1973, Ronald L. Ziegler and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:27 pm and 8:15 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 046-036 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":"Abuse of Governmental Power Release","aogpSegment":"Segment 0","lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 46-36\n\nDate: May 14, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 7:27 pm and 8:15 pm\nLocation: White House Telephone\n\nRonald L. Ziegler talked with the White House operator.\n\n[See also Conversation No. 436-15C]\n\n     Telephone call to Lawrence M. Higby","filename":["046-036.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Ziegler, Ronald L.","White House operator"],"prevCode":"046-035","nextCode":"046-037","transcript":[{"start":0.4,"end":2.45,"text":"Yeah, motion."},{"start":2.47,"end":3.6,"text":"Please."},{"start":3.94,"end":4.83,"text":"Larry Hickney, please."},{"start":4.85,"end":6.72,"text":"Yes, sir."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"Press Secretary Ronald Ziegler contacts the White House operator to request an urgent telephone connection with Lawrence M. Higby, a key aide to H.R. Haldeman. The call serves as a brief administrative bridge to facilitate direct communication between Ziegler and Higby. No substantive policy discussions or major decisions occur during this short exchange, as it is strictly logistical in nature.","topics":["Ronald L. Ziegler","Lawrence M. Higby","White House communications","Logistics","Administrative coordination"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T07:24:00.510Z"},"topicSlugs":["ronald-l-ziegler","lawrence-m-higby","white-house-communications","logistics","administrative-coordination"],"audioDurationSec":11,"audioFiles":[{"file":"046-036.mp3","bytes":368640,"durationSec":11.4,"bitrate":258694,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:04.104Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/046-036.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/046-036","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/46/conversation-046-036","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}