{"conversationCode":"165-022","tapeNumber":165,"conversationNumber":22,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-165-022","startDateTime":"1973-05-12T17:03:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-05-12T18:04:00.000Z","startDate":"12-May-1973","startTime":"1:03 PM","endDate":"12-May-1973","endTime":"2:04 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David operator;","description":"On May 12, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:03 pm and 2:04 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 165-022 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. 165-22\n\nDate: May 12, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 1:03 pm and 2:04 pm\nLocation: Camp David Study Table\n\nThe President talked with the Camp David operator.\n\n     Telephone call to Alexander M. Haig, Jr.\n\f                                             -26-\n\n                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM\n\n                                                             Conversation No. 165-42 (cont’d)","filename":["165-022.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Camp David operator"],"prevCode":"165-021","nextCode":"165-023","transcript":[{"start":0.34,"end":7.44,"text":"General Higg, please."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to request a telephone connection with Alexander M. Haig, Jr. The brief exchange served as a logistical step to facilitate direct communication between the President and his Chief of Staff. No policy discussions occurred during this transition, as the interaction focused solely on establishing the call.","topics":["Alexander M. Haig, Jr.","White House communications","Presidential logistics","Camp David"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T09:26:28.134Z"},"topicSlugs":["alexander-m-haig-jr","white-house-communications","presidential-logistics","camp-david"],"audioDurationSec":12,"audioFiles":[{"file":"165-022.mp3","bytes":395264,"durationSec":12.27,"bitrate":257780,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:04.104Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:42:58.308Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/165-022.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/165-022","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/165/conversation-165-022","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}