{"conversationCode":"138-008","tapeNumber":138,"conversationNumber":8,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-138-008","startDateTime":"1972-07-29T14:28:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-07-29T14:28:00.000Z","startDate":"29-Jul-1972","startTime":"10:28 AM","endDate":"29-Jul-1972","endTime":"10:28 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David Operator;","description":"On July 29, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 10:28 am. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 138-008 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. 138-8\n\nDate: July 30, 1972\nTime: 10:28 am\nLocation: Camp David Study Table\n\nThe Camp David operator talked with the President.\n\n[See Conversation No. 198-16]\n\n     Request for a call to John B. Connally\n         -Connally’s location\n         -The President’s location\n                -Birch Lodge","filename":["138-008.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Camp David Operator"],"prevCode":"138-007","nextCode":"138-009","transcript":[{"start":0.03,"end":0.67,"text":"Hello?"},{"start":1.01,"end":1.88,"text":"Yes, Mr. President."},{"start":2.12,"end":7,"text":"Secretary Conley is out riding at the present time, and we've left word to have him return your call also."},{"start":7.38,"end":7.66,"text":"Fine."},{"start":7.72,"end":8.48,"text":"I'll be at Birch."},{"start":8.74,"end":9.1,"text":"Okay."},{"start":9.12,"end":10.23,"text":"Fine, sir."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon initiated a request through the Camp David operator to place a telephone call to John B. Connally. The operator informed the President that Connally was currently unavailable due to horseback riding and would return the call upon his return. Nixon confirmed he would be located at Birch Lodge to receive the incoming communication.","topics":["John B. Connally","Presidential communications","Camp David","Scheduling"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T08:37:03.399Z"},"topicSlugs":["john-b-connally","presidential-communications","camp-david","scheduling"],"audioDurationSec":12,"audioFiles":[{"file":"138-008.mp3","bytes":297168,"durationSec":12.32,"bitrate":192966,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:32.999Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:42:53.791Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/138-008.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/138-008","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/138/conversation-138-008","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}