{"conversationCode":"172-005","tapeNumber":172,"conversationNumber":5,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-172-005","startDateTime":"1972-06-09T21:08:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-06-09T21:08:00.000Z","startDate":"9-Jun-1972","startTime":"5:08 PM","endDate":"9-Jun-1972","endTime":"5:08 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David Operator;","description":"On June 9, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 5:08 pm. The Camp David Study Desk taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 172-005 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"CDSD","recordingDevice":"Camp David Study Desk","latitudeEstimated":39.648333,"longitudeEstimated":-77.465,"chronCode":3,"chronRelease":"Third Chronological Release","chronReleaseDate":"28-Feb-2002","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 172-5\n\nDate: June 9, 1972\nTime: 5:08 pm\nLocation: Camp David Study Desk (telephone)\n\nThe President talked with the Camp David operator.\n\n[See Conversation No. 192-12]\n\n       Request for Robert H. Finch\n            -Location","filename":["172-005.mp3"],"tapeStart":"00:47:35","tapeEnd":"00:47:44","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Camp David Operator"],"prevCode":"172-004","nextCode":"172-006","transcript":[{"start":4.46,"end":6.97,"text":"Would you try Mr. Finch now in California?"},{"start":7.17,"end":7.61,"text":"Thank you, sir."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to facilitate a telephone connection with Robert H. Finch. The primary purpose of the call was to locate and reach Finch, who was in California at the time. This exchange served as a logistical coordination effort to initiate a private consultation between the President and his advisor.","topics":["Robert H. Finch","Telecommunications","Logistics","White House Staff"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T09:38:52.907Z"},"topicSlugs":["robert-h-finch","telecommunications","logistics","white-house-staff"],"audioDurationSec":9,"audioFiles":[{"file":"172-005.mp3","bytes":364476,"durationSec":8.98,"bitrate":324848,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:33.323Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/172-005.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/172-005","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/172/conversation-172-005","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}