{"conversationCode":"046-048","tapeNumber":46,"conversationNumber":48,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-046-048","startDateTime":"1973-05-15T01:33:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-05-15T01:40:00.000Z","startDate":"14-May-1973","startTime":"9:33 PM","endDate":"14-May-1973","endTime":"9:40 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator;","description":"On May 14, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:33 pm and 9:40 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 046-048 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. 46-48\n\nDate: May 14, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 9:33 pm and 9:40 pm\nLocation: White House Telephone\n\nThe President talked with the White House operator.\n\n     Telephone call to Herbert G. Klein","filename":["046-048.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","White House operator"],"prevCode":"046-047","nextCode":"046-049","transcript":[{"start":0.47,"end":3.14,"text":"Prep client, please."},{"start":3.16,"end":3.93,"text":"Thank you."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon directed the White House operator to place a telephone call to Herbert G. Klein, then serving as the Director of Communications for the Executive Branch. The brief interaction served as a logistical bridge to facilitate direct communication between the President and a key member of his administration. No substantive policy matters were discussed during this initial exchange.","topics":["Herbert G. Klein","White House operations","Presidential communication","Executive staff"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T07:25:05.927Z"},"topicSlugs":["herbert-g-klein","white-house-operations","presidential-communication","executive-staff"],"audioDurationSec":10,"audioFiles":[{"file":"046-048.mp3","bytes":333824,"durationSec":10.33,"bitrate":258444,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:02.713Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/046-048.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/046-048","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/46/conversation-046-048","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}