{"conversationCode":"162-006","tapeNumber":162,"conversationNumber":6,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-162-006","startDateTime":"1973-02-24T18:36:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-02-24T23:10:00.000Z","startDate":"24-Feb-1973","startTime":"1:36 PM","endDate":"24-Feb-1973","endTime":"6:10 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David Operator;","description":"On February 24, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:36 pm and 6:10 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 162-006 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"CDST","recordingDevice":"Camp David Study Table","latitudeEstimated":39.648333,"longitudeEstimated":-77.465,"chronCode":"5.4","chronRelease":"Fifth Chronological Release: Part IV","chronReleaseDate":"8-Dec-2010","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 162-6\n\nDate: February 24, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 1:36pm and 6:10 pm\nLocation: Camp David Study Table\n\nThe President talked with the Camp David operator.\n\n       Henry A. Kissinger's location\n             -Andrews Air Force Base\n             -New York\n\f                                           - 4 -\n\n                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM\n\n                                                             Conversation No. 162-6 (cont’d)\n\n                     -Arrival\n              -Gen. Brent G. Scowcroft","filename":["162-006.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Camp David Operator"],"prevCode":"162-005","nextCode":"162-007","transcript":[{"start":1.25,"end":1.89,"text":"Hello?"},{"start":1.91,"end":5.93,"text":"Mr. Preston, Dr. Kissinger's en route to Andrews, en route to New York."},{"start":6.49,"end":8.28,"text":"He'll be in New York about three."},{"start":9.2,"end":10.32,"text":"General Scowcroft's there."},{"start":10.36,"end":11.26,"text":"Would you like to talk with him?"},{"start":11.32,"end":13.56,"text":"No, it's nothing urgent."},{"start":13.76,"end":15.79,"text":"I'll talk to him later this evening."},{"start":16.07,"end":17.13,"text":"All right, sir."},{"start":17.15,"end":18.41,"text":"Thank you."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon consulted with a Camp David operator to confirm the current whereabouts and transit status of National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger. The operator reported that Kissinger was en route to New York via Andrews Air Force Base and was accompanied by General Brent Scowcroft. Nixon determined the information was not urgent and declined the operator's offer to initiate a call with his staff at that time.","topics":["Henry Kissinger","Brent Scowcroft","Presidential Communications","Logistics"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T09:18:23.737Z"},"topicSlugs":["henry-kissinger","brent-scowcroft","presidential-communications","logistics"],"audioDurationSec":24,"audioFiles":[{"file":"162-006.mp3","bytes":163840,"durationSec":24.03,"bitrate":54552,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:33.323Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:42:57.802Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/162-006.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/162-006","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/162/conversation-162-006","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}