{"conversationCode":"046-146","tapeNumber":46,"conversationNumber":146,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-046-146","startDateTime":"1973-05-22T18:44:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-05-22T18:45:00.000Z","startDate":"22-May-1973","startTime":"2:44 PM","endDate":"22-May-1973","endTime":"2:45 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator;","description":"On May 22, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:44 pm and 2:45 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 046-146 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. 46-146\n\f                                               -89-\n\n                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM\n\nDate: May 22, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 2:44 pm and 2:45 pm\nLocation: White House Telephone\n\nThe President talked with the White House operator.\n\n[See also Conversation No. 440-4]\n\n     Telephone call to Ronald L. Ziegler","filename":["046-146.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","White House operator"],"prevCode":"046-145","nextCode":"046-147","transcript":[{"start":0.03,"end":5.91,"text":"Operator, thank you."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon coordinates with the White House operator to facilitate a telephone call to Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler. The brief interaction serves as an administrative bridge to establish communication with a key staff member. No substantive policy discussions occur during this exchange as the line is connected.","topics":["White House administration","Ronald L. Ziegler","Communication logistics","Presidential staff"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T07:34:06.522Z"},"topicSlugs":["white-house-administration","ronald-l-ziegler","communication-logistics","presidential-staff"],"audioDurationSec":11,"audioFiles":[{"file":"046-146.mp3","bytes":350208,"durationSec":10.8,"bitrate":259413,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:04.104Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:42:45.005Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/046-146.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/046-146","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/46/conversation-046-146","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}