{"conversationCode":"046-045","tapeNumber":46,"conversationNumber":45,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-046-045","startDateTime":"1973-05-15T01:32:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-05-15T01:32:00.000Z","startDate":"14-May-1973","startTime":"9:32 PM","endDate":"14-May-1973","endTime":"9:32 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"White House operator; Nixon, Richard M. (President);","description":"On May 14, 1973, White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at 9:32 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 046-045 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. 46-45\n\nDate: May 14, 1973\nTime: 9:32 pm\nLocation: White House Telephone\n\nThe White House operator talked with the President.\n\n     Henry A. Kissinger’s location\n          -Kennedy Center\n\n     Telephone call to Lawrence M. Higby","filename":["046-045.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["White House operator","Nixon, Richard M. (President)"],"prevCode":"046-044","nextCode":"046-046","transcript":[{"start":0.54,"end":1.76,"text":"Hello?"},{"start":1.78,"end":4.17,"text":"Sir, Dr. Kissinger's at the Kennedy Center."},{"start":4.21,"end":5.64,"text":"Should we try to reach him now?"},{"start":5.66,"end":6.48,"text":"Oh, no, no, not there."},{"start":6.5,"end":6.67,"text":"Fine."},{"start":6.68,"end":7.97,"text":"Try Larry Higbee, please."},{"start":7.99,"end":9.52,"text":"All right."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"The President consults with a White House operator regarding the availability of Henry Kissinger, who is currently attending an event at the Kennedy Center. Upon determining that Kissinger should not be disturbed, Nixon instructs the operator to place a call to Lawrence M. Higby instead. This exchange reflects the President’s process for managing communications and personnel during his schedule.","topics":["Henry Kissinger","Lawrence M. Higby","White House communications","Presidential scheduling"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T07:24:49.860Z"},"topicSlugs":["henry-kissinger","lawrence-m-higby","white-house-communications","presidential-scheduling"],"audioDurationSec":15,"audioFiles":[{"file":"046-045.mp3","bytes":485376,"durationSec":15.04,"bitrate":258178,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:04.103Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/046-045.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/046-045","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/46/conversation-046-045","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}