{"conversationCode":"158-054","tapeNumber":158,"conversationNumber":54,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-158-054","startDateTime":"1972-12-30T17:40:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-12-30T17:40:00.000Z","startDate":"30-Dec-1972","startTime":"12:40 PM","endDate":"30-Dec-1972","endTime":"12:40 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","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 12:40 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 158-054 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. 158-54\n\nDate: December 30, 1972\nTime: 12:40 pm\nLocation: Camp David Study Table\n\nThe President talked with the Camp David operator.\n\n[See Conversation No. 238-17]\n\n       [David] Kenneth Rush’s location\n            -Golf course [Burning Tree Country Club]\n            -Return call\n\n       Request for a call to Henry A. Kissinger","filename":["158-054.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Camp David Operator"],"prevCode":"158-053","nextCode":"158-055","transcript":[{"start":1.01,"end":8.63,"text":"Hello, Mr. President, Mr. Rice is also on the ground floor."},{"start":8.65,"end":9.91,"text":"He does have a radio with him if you could call him."},{"start":9.93,"end":10.49,"text":"It's not necessary."},{"start":10.51,"end":11.04,"text":"I'm not going to call him."},{"start":11.06,"end":11.26,"text":"All right."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon consulted with the Camp David operator to determine the whereabouts of Kenneth Rush, who was reportedly at the Burning Tree Country Club. Upon learning of a potential radio contact, the President declined the offer to reach Rush. The President also initially requested to place a call to Henry Kissinger, though the conversation concluded without further action.","topics":["Kenneth Rush","Henry Kissinger","Camp David","Presidential communications","Burning Tree Country Club"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T09:15:31.840Z"},"topicSlugs":["kenneth-rush","henry-kissinger","camp-david","presidential-communications","burning-tree-country-club"],"audioDurationSec":16,"audioFiles":[{"file":"158-054.mp3","bytes":393666,"durationSec":16.25,"bitrate":193765,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:33.323Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/158-054.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/158-054","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/158/conversation-158-054","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}