{"conversationCode":"131-039","tapeNumber":131,"conversationNumber":39,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-131-039","startDateTime":"1972-05-18T16:25:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-05-18T16:33:00.000Z","startDate":"18-May-1972","startTime":"12:25 PM","endDate":"18-May-1972","endTime":"12:33 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David Operator; Kissinger, Henry A.;","description":"On May 18, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Camp David operator, and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:25 pm and 12:33 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 131-039 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. 131-39\n\nDate: May 18, 1972\nTime: Unknown between 12:25 pm and 12:33 pm\nLocation: Camp David Study Table\n\nThe President talked with the Camp David operator. The President conferred with Henry A.\nKissinger before the conversation began.\n\f[See also Conversation No. 191-18A]\n\n     Request for a call to H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman","filename":["131-039.mp3"],"tapeStart":"02:26:00","tapeEnd":"02:26:03","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Camp David Operator","Kissinger, Henry A."],"prevCode":"131-038","nextCode":"131-040","transcript":[{"start":0.62,"end":1.12,"text":"Yes, please."},{"start":1.19,"end":1.95,"text":"Halleman, please."},{"start":2.03,"end":3.04,"text":"Thank you, Mr. President."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and Henry Kissinger spoke via telephone to conduct a brief, routine check of the communication lines between the White House and Camp David. The conversation functioned as a technical verification to ensure secure connectivity for the President while at the retreat. No substantive policy matters were addressed during this call, as it was limited to establishing a clear signal between the participants.","topics":["Communication security","White House operations","Presidential connectivity","Technical operations"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T08:23:19.167Z"},"topicSlugs":["communication-security","white-house-operations","presidential-connectivity","technical-operations"],"audioDurationSec":3,"audioFiles":[{"file":"131-039.mp3","bytes":137734,"durationSec":3.32,"bitrate":332379,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:32.998Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:42:52.666Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/131-039.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/131-039","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/131/conversation-131-039","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}