{"conversationCode":"131-016","tapeNumber":131,"conversationNumber":16,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-131-016","startDateTime":"1972-05-17T23:33:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-05-17T23:33:00.000Z","startDate":"17-May-1972","startTime":"7:33 PM","endDate":"17-May-1972","endTime":"7:33 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 7:33 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 131-016 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. 131-16\n\nDate: May 17, 1972\nTime: 7:33 pm\nLocation: Camp David Study Table\n\nThe President talked with the Camp David operator.\n\f[See also Conversation No. 190-7]\n\n     Request for a call to Charles W. Colson","filename":["131-016.mp3"],"tapeStart":"01:00:32","tapeEnd":"01:00:38","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Camp David Operator"],"prevCode":"131-015","nextCode":"131-017","transcript":[{"start":3.21,"end":4.64,"text":"Thank you, Mr. President."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon initiated a telephone call through the Camp David operator to establish contact with his aide, Charles W. Colson. The brief exchange served as a logistical request to facilitate this communication. No further policy or strategic matters were discussed during this connection.","topics":["Communication logistics","Charles W. Colson","Presidential staff"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T08:21:11.589Z"},"topicSlugs":["communication-logistics","charles-w-colson","presidential-staff"],"audioDurationSec":6,"audioFiles":[{"file":"131-016.mp3","bytes":243268,"durationSec":5.96,"bitrate":326780,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:32.998Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/131-016.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/131-016","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/131/conversation-131-016","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}