{"conversationCode":"131-015","tapeNumber":131,"conversationNumber":15,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-131-015","startDateTime":"1972-05-17T21:57:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-05-17T21:57:00.000Z","startDate":"17-May-1972","startTime":"5:57 PM","endDate":"17-May-1972","endTime":"5:57 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David Operator;","description":"On May 17, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 5:57 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 131-015 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"CDST","recordingDevice":"Camp David Study Table","latitudeEstimated":39.648333,"longitudeEstimated":-77.465,"chronCode":3,"chronRelease":"Third Chronological Release","chronReleaseDate":"28-Feb-2002","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 131-15\n\nDate: May 17, 1972\nTime: 5:57 pm\nLocation: Camp David Study Table\n\nThe President talked with the Camp David operator.\n\n[See also Conversation No. 190-5]\n\n     Stewart J.O. Alsop\n          -White House operator","filename":["131-015.mp3"],"tapeStart":"01:00:19","tapeEnd":"01:00:32","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Camp David Operator"],"prevCode":"131-014","nextCode":"131-016","transcript":[{"start":3.68,"end":4.2,"text":"Yes, please."},{"start":4.26,"end":7.79,"text":"Could you get me Mr. Stuart Alsop?"},{"start":7.85,"end":10.55,"text":"He's the columnist in Washington, D.C., the White House operator."},{"start":10.57,"end":11.74,"text":"Yes, thanks, Mr. President."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon instructed the Camp David operator to place a telephone call to political columnist Stewart Alsop in Washington, D.C. The primary purpose of this contact was to facilitate a direct conversation between the President and the journalist. This action highlights Nixon's ongoing efforts to engage with influential members of the press during his administration.","topics":["Richard Nixon","Stewart Alsop","Press relations","Camp David","Media outreach"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T08:21:06.583Z"},"topicSlugs":["richard-nixon","stewart-alsop","press-relations","camp-david","media-outreach"],"audioDurationSec":13,"audioFiles":[{"file":"131-015.mp3","bytes":531660,"durationSec":13.15,"bitrate":323385,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:32.999Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/131-015.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/131-015","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/131/conversation-131-015","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}