{"conversationCode":"169-031","tapeNumber":169,"conversationNumber":31,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-169-031","startDateTime":"1973-06-20T23:30:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-06-21T02:59:00.000Z","startDate":"20-Jun-1973","startTime":"7:30 PM","endDate":"20-Jun-1973","endTime":"10:59 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David operator;","description":"On June 20, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:30 pm and 10:59 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 169-031 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. 169-31\n\nDate: June 20, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 7:30 pm and 10:59 pm\nLocation: Camp David Study Table\n\f                                             -22-\n\n                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM\n\n                                                           Conversation No. 169-31 (cont’d)\n\nThe President talked with the Camp David operator.\n\n     Request for telephone call\n          -Alexander M. Haig, Jr.","filename":["169-031.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Camp David operator"],"prevCode":"169-030","nextCode":"169-032","transcript":[{"start":3.62,"end":5.2,"text":"Thank you, sir."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to facilitate an urgent telephone connection. The primary purpose of this brief communication was to request a call with Alexander M. Haig, Jr., who was serving as White House Chief of Staff at the time. This interaction reflects the administrative process Nixon utilized to coordinate high-level staff communications while residing at the presidential retreat.","topics":["Alexander M. Haig Jr.","White House administration","Camp David","Presidential communication"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T09:38:02.184Z"},"topicSlugs":["alexander-m-haig-jr","white-house-administration","camp-david","presidential-communication"],"audioDurationSec":12,"audioFiles":[{"file":"169-031.mp3","bytes":403456,"durationSec":12.48,"bitrate":258625,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:04.104Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:42:59.005Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/169-031.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/169-031","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/169/conversation-169-031","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}