{"conversationCode":"153-008","tapeNumber":153,"conversationNumber":8,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-153-008","startDateTime":"1972-11-14T15:04:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-11-14T16:36:00.000Z","startDate":"14-Nov-1972","startTime":"10:04 AM","endDate":"14-Nov-1972","endTime":"11:36 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David Operator;","description":"On November 14, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:04 am and 11:36 am. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 153-008 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"CDST","recordingDevice":"Camp David Study Table","latitudeEstimated":39.648333,"longitudeEstimated":-77.465,"chronCode":"5.2","chronRelease":"Fifth Chronological Release: Part II","chronReleaseDate":"2-Dec-2008","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 153-8\n\nDate: November 14, 1972\nTime: Unknown between 10:04 am and 11:36 am\nLocation: Camp David Study Table\n\nThe President talked with the Camp David operator.\n\n[See Conversation No. 224-15C]\n\n       Request for a call to Henry M. (“Scoop”) Jackson of Washington\n            -Location\n                   -Tel Aviv","filename":["153-008.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Camp David Operator"],"prevCode":"153-007","nextCode":"153-009","transcript":[{"start":0.28,"end":5.7,"text":"Yes, please."},{"start":5.71,"end":9.5,"text":"Senator Jackson of Washington is in Tel Aviv."},{"start":9.52,"end":10.87,"text":"You can reach me."},{"start":10.91,"end":13.87,"text":"You can place the call anytime now."},{"start":13.91,"end":14.77,"text":"You get him, put him through."},{"start":14.97,"end":18.02,"text":"Senator Henry Jackson of the state of Washington is in Tel Aviv."},{"start":18.4,"end":19.16,"text":"All right, sir."},{"start":19.18,"end":19.42,"text":"Thank you."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon instructed the Camp David operator to facilitate an urgent telephone call to Senator Henry M. “Scoop” Jackson, who was currently traveling in Tel Aviv. The President emphasized his availability to receive the call at any time, signaling an intent to communicate with the Senator regarding pressing legislative or foreign policy matters. The conversation was limited to the technical coordination required to establish this international connection.","topics":["Henry M. Jackson","Telecommunications","Foreign travel","Presidential communication"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T08:55:50.006Z"},"topicSlugs":["henry-m-jackson","telecommunications","foreign-travel","presidential-communication"],"audioDurationSec":25,"audioFiles":[{"file":"153-008.mp3","bytes":603372,"durationSec":25.01,"bitrate":192976,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:33.323Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/153-008.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/153-008","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/153/conversation-153-008","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}