{"conversationCode":"137-015","tapeNumber":137,"conversationNumber":15,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-137-015","startDateTime":"1972-08-13T14:15:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-08-13T14:15:00.000Z","startDate":"13-Aug-1972","startTime":"10:15 AM","endDate":"13-Aug-1972","endTime":"10:15 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David Operator;","description":"On August 13, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 10:15 am. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 137-015 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"CDST","recordingDevice":"Camp David Study Table","latitudeEstimated":39.648333,"longitudeEstimated":-77.465,"chronCode":4,"chronRelease":"Fourth Chronological Release","chronReleaseDate":"10-Dec-2003","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 137-15\n\nDate: August 13, 1972\nTime: 10:15am\nLocation: Camp David Study Table\n\nThe President talked with the Camp David operator.\n\n[See Conversation No. 199-9]\n\n     Request for a call to Henry A. Kissinger","filename":["137-015.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Camp David Operator"],"prevCode":"137-014","nextCode":"137-016","transcript":[{"start":0.39,"end":0.85,"text":"Yes, please."},{"start":0.91,"end":1.86,"text":"Dr. Kissinger, please."},{"start":1.92,"end":2.94,"text":"Thank you, sir."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon initiated a brief administrative call through the Camp David operator to establish a connection with National Security Advisor Henry A. Kissinger. This interaction served as the necessary logistical step to facilitate a high-level consultation regarding sensitive foreign policy or national security matters. No substantive policy discussion occurred during this exchange, as the communication was strictly limited to securing the requested line.","topics":["Henry Kissinger","White House communications","foreign policy","logistics"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T08:35:53.767Z"},"topicSlugs":["henry-kissinger","white-house-communications","foreign-policy","logistics"],"audioDurationSec":7,"audioFiles":[{"file":"137-015.mp3","bytes":169272,"durationSec":6.99,"bitrate":193822,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:32.999Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:42:53.619Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/137-015.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/137-015","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/137/conversation-137-015","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}