{"conversationCode":"131-041","tapeNumber":131,"conversationNumber":41,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-131-041","startDateTime":"1972-05-17T19:01:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-05-17T19:02:00.000Z","startDate":"17-May-1972","startTime":"3:01 PM","endDate":"17-May-1972","endTime":"3:02 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","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 an unknown time between 3:01 pm and 3:02 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 131-041 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. 131-41\n\nDate: May 17, 1972\nTime: Unknown between 3:01 pm and 3:02 pm\nLocation: Camp David Study Table\n\nThe President talked with the Camp David operator.\n\n[See also Conversation No. 189-24]\n\n     Request for a call to John N. Mitchell","filename":["131-041.mp3"],"tapeStart":"00:36:17","tapeEnd":"00:36:26","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Camp David Operator"],"prevCode":"131-040","nextCode":"131-042","transcript":[{"start":3.49,"end":3.97,"text":"Yes, please."},{"start":3.99,"end":6.85,"text":"Could you get me Mr. Mitchell, please?"},{"start":7,"end":7.68,"text":"John Mitchell."},{"start":7.7,"end":8.9,"text":"Thank you, Mr. President."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to facilitate a telephone connection with John N. Mitchell. The primary purpose of the brief exchange was to initiate a private conversation with his former Attorney General and campaign associate. No substantive policy matters were discussed during this request for assistance.","topics":["John N. Mitchell","Communication logistics","Camp David operations","Presidential scheduling"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T08:23:31.046Z"},"topicSlugs":["john-n-mitchell","communication-logistics","camp-david-operations","presidential-scheduling"],"audioDurationSec":10,"audioFiles":[{"file":"131-041.mp3","bytes":413587,"durationSec":10.2,"bitrate":324433,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:32.999Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/131-041.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/131-041","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/131/conversation-131-041","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}