{"conversationCode":"046-078","tapeNumber":46,"conversationNumber":78,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-046-078","startDateTime":"1973-05-16T18:00:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-05-16T18:44:00.000Z","startDate":"16-May-1973","startTime":"2:00 PM","endDate":"16-May-1973","endTime":"2:44 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator;","description":"On May 16, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:00 pm and 2:44 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 046-078 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. 46-78\n\nDate: May 16, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 2:00 pm and 2:44 pm\nLocation: White House Telephone\n\nThe President talked with the White House operator.\n\n[See also Conversation No. 437-6]\n\n     Telephone call to Ronald L. Ziegler","filename":["046-078.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","White House operator"],"prevCode":"046-077","nextCode":"046-079","transcript":[{"start":1.28,"end":3.46,"text":"Ron Zegler, please."},{"start":3.48,"end":5.1,"text":"Yes, sir."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon initiates a brief request for the White House operator to connect him to his Press Secretary, Ronald L. Ziegler. The conversation serves strictly as a logistical administrative step to facilitate a direct communication line between the President and his key communications aide. No substantive policy matters or further details were discussed during this brief exchange.","topics":["Ronald L. Ziegler","White House communications","Presidential scheduling","White House operations"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T07:27:51.078Z"},"topicSlugs":["ronald-l-ziegler","white-house-communications","presidential-scheduling","white-house-operations"],"audioDurationSec":10,"audioFiles":[{"file":"046-078.mp3","bytes":319488,"durationSec":9.89,"bitrate":258346,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:02.713Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/046-078.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/046-078","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/46/conversation-046-078","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}