{"conversationCode":"153-021","tapeNumber":153,"conversationNumber":21,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-153-021","startDateTime":"1972-11-14T20:08:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-11-14T20:11:00.000Z","startDate":"14-Nov-1972","startTime":"3:08 PM","endDate":"14-Nov-1972","endTime":"3:11 PM","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 3:08 pm and 3:11 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 153-021 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. 153-21\n\nDate: November 14, 1972\nTime: Unknown between 3:08 pm and 3:11 pm\nLocation: Camp David Study Table\n\f                                                -27-\n\n                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM\n\n                                       (rev. Mar.-08)\n\n                                                           Conversation No. 153-21 (cont’d)\n\nThe President talked with the Camp David operator.\n\n       Request for a call to Henry A. Kissinger","filename":["153-021.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Camp David Operator"],"prevCode":"153-020","nextCode":"153-022","transcript":[{"start":4.6,"end":7.31,"text":"Thank you, Mr. President."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to facilitate an urgent communication with his National Security Advisor, Henry A. Kissinger. This brief interaction served as a logistical step to establish a direct line between the President and Kissinger during Nixon's stay at the retreat. No substantive policy matters were discussed, as the exchange was limited to arranging the connection.","topics":["Henry Kissinger","White House communications","logistics","Presidential operations"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T08:57:01.057Z"},"topicSlugs":["henry-kissinger","white-house-communications","logistics","presidential-operations"],"audioDurationSec":13,"audioFiles":[{"file":"153-021.mp3","bytes":322502,"durationSec":13.32,"bitrate":193694,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:32.999Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/153-021.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/153-021","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/153/conversation-153-021","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}