{"conversationCode":"155-030","tapeNumber":155,"conversationNumber":30,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-155-030","startDateTime":"1972-11-22T15:56:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-11-23T00:04:00.000Z","startDate":"22-Nov-1972","startTime":"10:56 AM","endDate":"22-Nov-1972","endTime":"7:04 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David Operator;","description":"On November 22, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:56 am and 7:04 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 155-030 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. 155-30\n\nDate: November 22, 1972\nTime: Unknown between 10:56 am and 7:04 pm\nLocation: Camp David Study Table\n\nThe President talked with the Camp David operator.\n\n[See Conversation No. 230-13]\n\n       Request for a call to Lyndon B. Johnson\n            -Location\n                   -Hospital\n\f                                             -33-\n\n                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM","filename":["155-030.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Camp David Operator"],"prevCode":"155-029","nextCode":"155-031","transcript":[{"start":0.35,"end":2.74,"text":"Yes, please."},{"start":2.92,"end":4.51,"text":"Could you try President Johnson?"},{"start":4.57,"end":7.12,"text":"I think he's in the hospital, but I'm sure he can take a call."},{"start":7.38,"end":8.32,"text":"Fine, Mr. President."},{"start":8.39,"end":9.45,"text":"You're welcome."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon instructed the Camp David operator to place a telephone call to former President Lyndon B. Johnson. Recognizing that Johnson was currently hospitalized, Nixon expressed confidence that the former president would still be available to speak. The primary objective of the request was to facilitate direct communication between the two leaders.","topics":["Lyndon B. Johnson","Presidential communication","Camp David","hospitalization"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T09:04:25.198Z"},"topicSlugs":["lyndon-b-johnson","presidential-communication","camp-david","hospitalization"],"audioDurationSec":15,"audioFiles":[{"file":"155-030.mp3","bytes":363255,"durationSec":15.01,"bitrate":193563,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:32.999Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:42:56.573Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/155-030.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/155-030","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/155/conversation-155-030","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}