{"conversationCode":"046-053","tapeNumber":46,"conversationNumber":53,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-046-053","startDateTime":"1973-05-15T17:00:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-05-15T17:00:00.000Z","startDate":"15-May-1973","startTime":"1:00 PM","endDate":"15-May-1973","endTime":"1:00 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"White House operator; Nixon, Richard M. (President);","description":"On May 15, 1973, White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at 1:00 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 046-053 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. 46-53\n\nDate: May 15, 1973\nTime: 1:00 pm\nLocation: White House Telephone\n\nThe White House operator talked with the President.\n\n[See also Conversation no. 918-27]\n\n     George P. Shultz’s location","filename":["046-053.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["White House operator","Nixon, Richard M. (President)"],"prevCode":"046-052","nextCode":"046-054","transcript":[{"start":0.54,"end":1.24,"text":"Hello?"},{"start":1.32,"end":3.96,"text":"Secretary Schultz hasn't returned from his luncheon speech."},{"start":3.98,"end":6.59,"text":"However, he's expected any moment."},{"start":6.61,"end":7.41,"text":"John, any word?"},{"start":9.21,"end":11.05,"text":"Yeah, he can call me."},{"start":11.13,"end":12,"text":"It's not urgent."},{"start":12.06,"end":15.3,"text":"It's just he was trying to reach me."},{"start":15.48,"end":19.77,"text":"So tell him that whenever he gets back at his convenience."},{"start":19.79,"end":20.75,"text":"All right, sir."},{"start":20.81,"end":22.48,"text":"It would have to be before 1.30, however."},{"start":22.54,"end":23.24,"text":"Before 1.30."},{"start":23.64,"end":25.38,"text":"All right."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon instructed the White House operator to have Secretary of the Treasury George P. Shultz return his call. The President emphasized that while the matter was not urgent, the conversation needed to occur before 1:30 p.m. This brief exchange served as a logistical coordination to facilitate direct communication between the two officials.","topics":["George P. Shultz","Scheduling","Communication logistics","Department of the Treasury"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T07:25:32.934Z"},"topicSlugs":["george-p-shultz","scheduling","communication-logistics","department-of-the-treasury"],"audioDurationSec":30,"audioFiles":[{"file":"046-053.mp3","bytes":968704,"durationSec":30.15,"bitrate":257064,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:02.713Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/046-053.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/046-053","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/46/conversation-046-053","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}