{"conversationCode":"137-017","tapeNumber":137,"conversationNumber":17,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-137-017","startDateTime":"1972-08-13T14:15:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-08-13T14:19:00.000Z","startDate":"13-Aug-1972","startTime":"10:15 AM","endDate":"13-Aug-1972","endTime":"10:19 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","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 an unknown time between 10:15 am and 10:19 am. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 137-017 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. 137-17\n\nDate: August 13, 1972\nTime: Unknown between 10:15 am and 10:19 am\nLocation: Camp David Study Table\n\nThe President talked with the Camp David operator.\n\n[See Conversation No. 199-11]\n\n     Request for a call to Alexander M. Haig, Jr.","filename":["137-017.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Camp David Operator"],"prevCode":"137-016","nextCode":"137-018","transcript":[{"start":1.2,"end":3.96,"text":"You can try General Haig, please."},{"start":4.27,"end":5.21,"text":"Thank you, Mr. President."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to facilitate an outgoing call to General Alexander M. Haig, Jr. This brief exchange served as a logistical request to establish communication with his assistant. No substantive policy matters were discussed during this connection attempt.","topics":["Alexander M. Haig Jr.","Communication logistics","Presidential operations"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T08:36:04.386Z"},"topicSlugs":["alexander-m-haig-jr","communication-logistics","presidential-operations"],"audioDurationSec":9,"audioFiles":[{"file":"137-017.mp3","bytes":221935,"durationSec":9.19,"bitrate":193267,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:32.998Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/137-017.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/137-017","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/137/conversation-137-017","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}