{"conversationCode":"167-031","tapeNumber":167,"conversationNumber":31,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-167-031","startDateTime":"1973-05-20T23:05:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-05-20T23:05:00.000Z","startDate":"20-May-1973","startTime":"7:05 PM","endDate":"20-May-1973","endTime":"7:05 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Camp David operator; Nixon, Richard M. (President);","description":"On May 20, 1973, Camp David operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at Camp David at 7:05 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 167-031 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. 167-31\n\nDate: May 20, 1973\nTime: 7:05 pm\nLocation: Camp David Study Table\n\nThe Camp David operator talked with the President.\n\n     H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman’s location","filename":["167-031.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Camp David operator","Nixon, Richard M. (President)"],"prevCode":"167-030","nextCode":"168-001","transcript":[{"start":0.52,"end":1.02,"text":"Hello?"},{"start":1.26,"end":7.91,"text":"One of the children answering, Mr. President, and they say he's at the next door having dinner, but she could reach him for you."},{"start":7.99,"end":9.85,"text":"He can call me back."},{"start":9.87,"end":10.09,"text":"All right."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon attempted to reach H. R. Haldeman via the Camp David operator to discuss urgent matters. Upon learning that Haldeman was dining at a nearby residence, the President instructed the operator to have him return the call later. This exchange highlights the logistical coordination required for Nixon to maintain direct communication with his key advisors during his retreat.","topics":["H. R. Haldeman","Presidential communication","Camp David","White House staff"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T09:31:37.942Z"},"topicSlugs":["h-r-haldeman","presidential-communication","camp-david","white-house-staff"],"audioDurationSec":14,"audioFiles":[{"file":"167-031.mp3","bytes":444416,"durationSec":13.81,"bitrate":257383,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:04.104Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/167-031.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/167-031","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/167/conversation-167-031","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}