{"conversationCode":"164-049","tapeNumber":164,"conversationNumber":49,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-164-049","startDateTime":"1973-04-30T14:52:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-04-30T15:02:00.000Z","startDate":"30-Apr-1973","startTime":"10:52 AM","endDate":"30-Apr-1973","endTime":"11:02 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David operator;","description":"On April 30, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:52 am and 11:02 am. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 164-049 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. 164-49\n\nDate: April 30, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 10:52 am and 11:02 am\nLocation: Camp David Study Table\n\nThe President talked with the Camp David operator.\n\n     Request for telephone call\n          -William P. Rogers","filename":["164-049.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Camp David operator"],"prevCode":"164-048","nextCode":"164-050","transcript":[{"start":0.27,"end":4.34,"text":"Secretary Rogers, please."},{"start":4.36,"end":5.82,"text":"Thank you, sir."},{"start":5.84,"end":6.1,"text":"Operator."},{"start":6.24,"end":7.02,"text":"I'm sorry."},{"start":7.28,"end":9.91,"text":"As I recall, I think he's testifying for a Senate committee."},{"start":9.93,"end":10.51,"text":"Don't bother him."},{"start":10.53,"end":11.31,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":11.33,"end":12.02,"text":"All right."},{"start":12.04,"end":13.72,"text":"Thank you."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to place a telephone call to Secretary of State William P. Rogers. Upon learning that Rogers was currently testifying before a Senate committee, the President instructed the operator not to interrupt him. No further substantive business was conducted during this brief administrative exchange.","topics":["William P. Rogers","Senate testimony","Presidential communications","Administrative procedures"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T09:23:17.524Z"},"topicSlugs":["william-p-rogers","senate-testimony","presidential-communications","administrative-procedures"],"audioDurationSec":18,"audioFiles":[{"file":"164-049.mp3","bytes":593920,"durationSec":18.45,"bitrate":257479,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:02.713Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/164-049.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/164-049","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/164/conversation-164-049","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}