{"conversationCode":"157-013","tapeNumber":157,"conversationNumber":13,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-157-013","startDateTime":"1972-12-06T20:31:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-12-06T21:40:00.000Z","startDate":"6-Dec-1972","startTime":"3:31 PM","endDate":"6-Dec-1972","endTime":"4:40 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David Operator;","description":"On December 6, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:31 pm and 4:40 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 157-013 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. 157-13\n\nDate: December 6, 1972\nTime: Unknown between 3:31 pm and 4:40 pm\nLocation: Camp David Study Table\n\nThe President talked with the Camp David operator.\n\n[See Conversation No. 233-18]\n\n       Request for a call to Gerald R. Ford\n\f                                            -15-\n\n                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM","filename":["157-013.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Camp David Operator"],"prevCode":"157-012","nextCode":"157-014","transcript":[{"start":3.96,"end":5.35,"text":"Congressman Ford, please."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon initiates a telephone call through the Camp David operator to reach Congressman Gerald R. Ford. The brief exchange serves as a logistical bridge to connect the President with Ford for further discussion. No substantive policy matters are addressed in this transit communication.","topics":["Gerald R. Ford","Communication logistics","Camp David","Executive branch operations"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T09:07:48.804Z"},"topicSlugs":["gerald-r-ford","communication-logistics","camp-david","executive-branch-operations"],"audioDurationSec":11,"audioFiles":[{"file":"157-013.mp3","bytes":267067,"durationSec":10.97,"bitrate":194702,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:33.324Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:42:56.933Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/157-013.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/157-013","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/157/conversation-157-013","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}