{"conversationCode":"167-015","tapeNumber":167,"conversationNumber":15,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-167-015","startDateTime":"1973-05-20T18:53:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-05-20T18:55:00.000Z","startDate":"20-May-1973","startTime":"2:53 PM","endDate":"20-May-1973","endTime":"2:55 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David operator;","description":"On May 20, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:53 pm and 2:55 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 167-015 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. 167-15\n\nDate: May 20, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 2:53 pm and 2:55 pm\nLocation: Camp David Study Table\n\nThe President talked with the Camp David operator.\n\n       Telephone call to Alexander M. Haig, Jr.","filename":["167-015.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Camp David operator"],"prevCode":"167-014","nextCode":"167-016","transcript":[{"start":4.35,"end":7.07,"text":"Uh, why don't you try Channel 8, please?"}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon instructed the Camp David operator to place a telephone call to White House Chief of Staff Alexander M. Haig, Jr. The brief exchange focused on establishing a specific communication line, identified as Channel 8, for the President's use. This interaction was a procedural step to facilitate a private discussion between the President and his top aide.","topics":["Alexander Haig","Telecommunications","White House Operations","Presidential Communications"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T09:30:07.379Z"},"topicSlugs":["alexander-haig","telecommunications","white-house-operations","presidential-communications"],"audioDurationSec":14,"audioFiles":[{"file":"167-015.mp3","bytes":454656,"durationSec":14.09,"bitrate":258082,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:04.104Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/167-015.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/167-015","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/167/conversation-167-015","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}