{"conversationCode":"153-053","tapeNumber":153,"conversationNumber":53,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-153-053","startDateTime":"1972-11-18T01:47:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-11-18T01:47:00.000Z","startDate":"17-Nov-1972","startTime":"8:47 PM","endDate":"17-Nov-1972","endTime":"8:47 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David Operator;","description":"On November 17, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 8:47 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 153-053 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. 153-53\n\nDate: November 17, 1972\nTime: 8:47 pm\nLocation: Camp David Study Table\n\nThe President talked with the Camp David operator.\n\n[See Conversation No. 226-20]\n\n       Request for a call to Ann Duggan\n            -Location\n                   -New York\n                   -White House operator","filename":["153-053.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Camp David Operator"],"prevCode":"153-052","nextCode":"153-054","transcript":[{"start":0.15,"end":5.81,"text":"I wonder if you'd try Mrs. Ann Duggan."},{"start":6.49,"end":7.47,"text":"She's in New York City."},{"start":7.69,"end":9.66,"text":"The White House operator will have her number, please."},{"start":9.88,"end":11.85,"text":"Very good, sir."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to facilitate a personal phone call to Ann Duggan in New York City. He instructed the operator to coordinate with the White House switchboard to retrieve the necessary contact information. This administrative exchange served as the preparatory step for completing the outgoing call.","topics":["Ann Duggan","Telecommunications","White House operations","Presidential logistics"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T08:59:57.212Z"},"topicSlugs":["ann-duggan","telecommunications","white-house-operations","presidential-logistics"],"audioDurationSec":18,"audioFiles":[{"file":"153-053.mp3","bytes":432799,"durationSec":17.92,"bitrate":193213,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:33.323Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/153-053.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/153-053","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/153/conversation-153-053","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}