{"conversationCode":"164-020","tapeNumber":164,"conversationNumber":20,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-164-020","startDateTime":"1973-04-28T23:32:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-04-28T23:32:00.000Z","startDate":"28-Apr-1973","startTime":"6:32 PM","endDate":"28-Apr-1973","endTime":"6:32 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Camp David operator; Nixon, Richard M. (President);","description":"On April 28, 1973, Camp David operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at Camp David at 6:32 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 164-020 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"CDST","recordingDevice":"Camp David Study Table","latitudeEstimated":39.648333,"longitudeEstimated":-77.465,"chronCode":"5.5","chronRelease":"Fifth Chronological Release: Part V","chronReleaseDate":"21-Aug-2013","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 164-20\n\nDate: April 28, 1973\nTime: 6:32 pm\nLocation: Camp David Study Table\n\nThe Camp David operator talked with the President.\n\n     H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman’s location\n\n     Request for telephone call\n          -John D. Ehrlichman","filename":["164-020.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Camp David operator","Nixon, Richard M. (President)"],"prevCode":"164-019","nextCode":"164-021","transcript":[{"start":0.45,"end":1.48,"text":"Hello?"},{"start":1.5,"end":4.7,"text":"Mr. President, Mr. Haldeman went to dinner and a movie at 5.35."},{"start":4.82,"end":6.81,"text":"He's on page, if urgent."},{"start":6.83,"end":7.81,"text":"Shall I page him for you?"},{"start":8.97,"end":10.6,"text":"No, I can give it to Erlingman, please."},{"start":10.8,"end":13.37,"text":"All right, thank you."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to locate H. R. Haldeman, who was unavailable due to personal activities. After learning of Haldeman's absence, the President requested that the call be patched through to John D. Ehrlichman instead. This exchange highlights the administration's communication protocols during a period of high internal pressure.","topics":["H. R. Haldeman","John D. Ehrlichman","White House communications","Presidential staff"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T09:20:36.795Z"},"topicSlugs":["h-r-haldeman","john-d-ehrlichman","white-house-communications","presidential-staff"],"audioDurationSec":18,"audioFiles":[{"file":"164-020.mp3","bytes":585728,"durationSec":18.16,"bitrate":258029,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:02.713Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/164-020.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/164-020","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/164/conversation-164-020","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}