{"conversationCode":"158-052","tapeNumber":158,"conversationNumber":52,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-158-052","startDateTime":"1972-12-30T17:37:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-12-30T17:38:00.000Z","startDate":"30-Dec-1972","startTime":"12:37 PM","endDate":"30-Dec-1972","endTime":"12:38 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David Operator;","description":"On December 30, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:37 pm and 12:38 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 158-052 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. 158-52\n\nDate: December 30, 1972\nTime: Unknown between 12:37 pm and 12:38 pm\nLocation: Camp David Study Table\n\nThe President talked with the Camp David operator.\n\n[See Conversation No. 238-14]\n\n       Request for a call to U. Alexis Johnson\n            -Johnson’s identity\n                   -Under Secretary of State","filename":["158-052.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Camp David Operator"],"prevCode":"158-051","nextCode":"158-053","transcript":[{"start":0.5,"end":5.85,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":5.87,"end":6.08,"text":"Thank you."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to facilitate an urgent communication with Under Secretary of State U. Alexis Johnson. The brief administrative exchange focused exclusively on connecting the President with the State Department official. No further policy discussion or substantive developments occurred during this connection attempt.","topics":["U. Alexis Johnson","Department of State","Telecommunications","Administrative logistics"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T09:15:20.780Z"},"topicSlugs":["u-alexis-johnson","department-of-state","telecommunications","administrative-logistics"],"audioDurationSec":16,"audioFiles":[{"file":"158-052.mp3","bytes":377412,"durationSec":15.57,"bitrate":193876,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:33.323Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/158-052.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/158-052","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/158/conversation-158-052","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}