{"conversationCode":"158-020","tapeNumber":158,"conversationNumber":20,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-158-020","startDateTime":"1972-12-29T22:06:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-12-29T22:06:00.000Z","startDate":"29-Dec-1972","startTime":"5:06 PM","endDate":"29-Dec-1972","endTime":"5:06 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David Operator;","description":"On December 29, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 5:06 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 158-020 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. 158-20\n\nDate: December 29, 1972\nTime: 5:06 pm\nLocation: Camp David Study Table\n\nThe President talked with the Camp David operator.\n\n[See Conversation No. 237-26]\n\n       Col. Richard T. Kennedy’s location\n             -State Department\n\n       Request for a call to Henry A. Kissinger","filename":["158-020.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Camp David Operator"],"prevCode":"158-019","nextCode":"158-021","transcript":[{"start":0.54,"end":9.26,"text":"Hello, Mr. Whipple?"},{"start":9.28,"end":14.33,"text":"Oh, just, uh, anything further today?"},{"start":14.35,"end":14.65,"text":"Hello, uh, sir?"},{"start":14.67,"end":15.25,"text":"This is John Brennan."},{"start":15.27,"end":15.45,"text":"Oh, yeah."},{"start":15.47,"end":15.87,"text":"Oh, good to see you."},{"start":15.89,"end":16.97,"text":"He is en route to the State Department."},{"start":16.99,"end":17.15,"text":"Oh, wow."},{"start":17.17,"end":18.33,"text":"He's expected back in his office after 6, however I could."},{"start":18.35,"end":18.53,"text":"Yes, sir."},{"start":18.55,"end":18.89,"text":"Oh, don't bother."},{"start":18.91,"end":19.42,"text":"Try not to take too long."},{"start":19.44,"end":19.64,"text":"All right."},{"start":19.66,"end":19.88,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":19.9,"end":20.1,"text":"Very good."},{"start":20.12,"end":20.32,"text":"Thank you."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to determine the whereabouts of Colonel Richard T. Kennedy. The operator informed the President that Kennedy was currently en route to the State Department and expected back in his office after 6:00 p.m. Nixon subsequently requested that a call be placed to Henry A. Kissinger, opting to wait until later to avoid unnecessary interruptions.","topics":["Richard T. Kennedy","Henry A. Kissinger","State Department","Communication logistics","Presidential scheduling"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T09:12:20.719Z"},"topicSlugs":["richard-t-kennedy","henry-a-kissinger","state-department","communication-logistics","presidential-scheduling"],"audioDurationSec":26,"audioFiles":[{"file":"158-020.mp3","bytes":625005,"durationSec":25.89,"bitrate":193101,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:33.323Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/158-020.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/158-020","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/158/conversation-158-020","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}