{"conversationCode":"266-003","tapeNumber":266,"conversationNumber":3,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-266-003","startDateTime":"1971-07-22T17:44:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-07-22T18:47:00.000Z","startDate":"22-Jul-1971","startTime":"1:44 PM","endDate":"22-Jul-1971","endTime":"2:47 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator;","description":"On July 22, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:44 pm to 2:47 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 266-003 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"EOB","recordingDevice":"Old Executive Office Building","latitudeEstimated":38.897567,"longitudeEstimated":-77.039147,"chronCode":1,"chronRelease":"First Chronological Release","chronReleaseDate":"5-Oct-1999","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 266-3\n\nDate: July 22, 1971\nTime: 1:44 pm - 2:47 pm\nLocation: Old Executive Office Building\n\nThe President talked with the White House operator.\n\n[See Conversation No. 6-184]","filename":["266a.mp3","266b.mp3"],"tapeStart":"00:42:40","tapeEnd":"00:42:58","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","White House operator"],"prevCode":"266-002","nextCode":"266-004","tapeTranscriptFile":"266a.mp3,266b.mp3","transcript":[{"start":2581.25,"end":2581.25,"text":"Wel, unrhyw beth newydd heddiw?"}],"transcriptBoundary":{"start":2581.25,"end":2581.25,"startMethod":"silence","endMethod":"silence"},"transcriptConfidence":"high","transcriptSource":"bigtape","aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to inquire about any new developments or urgent communications. The conversation functioned as a brief administrative check-in to monitor the flow of information reaching the Oval Office. No major policy decisions were reached, as the exchange served primarily to maintain situational awareness regarding incoming calls and alerts.","topics":["White House administration","communications","situational awareness","operational routine"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T12:26:20.134Z"},"topicSlugs":["white-house-administration","communications","situational-awareness","operational-routine"],"audioDurationSec":18,"audioFiles":[{"file":"266a.mp3","bytes":117464085,"durationSec":7341.51,"bitrate":127999,"missing":false},{"file":"266b.mp3","bytes":87842064,"durationSec":5490.13,"bitrate":128000,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":true,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:38.007Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/266a.mp3","https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/266b.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/266-003","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/266/conversation-266-003","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}