{"conversationCode":"157-027","tapeNumber":157,"conversationNumber":27,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-157-027","startDateTime":"1972-12-09T18:58:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-12-09T18:58:00.000Z","startDate":"9-Dec-1972","startTime":"1:58 PM","endDate":"9-Dec-1972","endTime":"1:58 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David Operator;","description":"On December 9, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 1:58 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 157-027 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. 157-27\n\nDate: December 9, 1972\nTime: 1:58 pm\nLocation: Camp David Study Table\n\nThe President talked with the Camp David operator.\n\n[See Conversation No. 235-8]\n\n       Request for a call to Charles W. Colson\n            -Colson’s location\n                   -Princeton University","filename":["157-027.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Camp David Operator"],"prevCode":"157-026","nextCode":"157-028","transcript":[{"start":5.35,"end":9.06,"text":"Operator, Mr. Colson has gone to Princeton as soon as he gets in."},{"start":9.12,"end":10.67,"text":"You have him give me a call, please?"},{"start":10.69,"end":11.49,"text":"Yes, sir."},{"start":11.51,"end":11.91,"text":"Thank you."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to facilitate a telephone call with Charles W. Colson. After being informed of Colson's whereabouts at Princeton University, the President instructed the operator to have Colson reach out to him as soon as he became available. This brief exchange served as an administrative arrangement to establish communication between the President and a key advisor.","topics":["Charles W. Colson","Presidential communication","Administrative logistics","Camp David"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T09:09:06.875Z"},"topicSlugs":["charles-w-colson","presidential-communication","administrative-logistics","camp-david"],"audioDurationSec":20,"audioFiles":[{"file":"157-027.mp3","bytes":485197,"durationSec":20.08,"bitrate":193305,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:33.323Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/157-027.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/157-027","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/157/conversation-157-027","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}