{"conversationCode":"130-007","tapeNumber":130,"conversationNumber":7,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-130-007","startDateTime":"1972-05-18T21:56:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-05-20T03:59:00.000Z","startDate":"18-May-1972","startTime":"5:56 PM","endDate":"19-May-1972","endTime":"11:59 PM","dateCertainty":"estimated","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"[Unknown person(s)]; Camp David Operator;","description":"Unknown person(s) and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 5:56 pm on May 18, 1972 and 11:59 pm on May 19, 1972. 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The primary focus of the discussion is verifying the functionality of the facility's radio systems and confirming the reliability of telephone call-routing through the galley. Participants successfully conduct a buzzer test and confirm that the radio hardware is operational and regularly maintained for secure use.","topics":["Camp David","Communications equipment","Radio systems","Technical operations","Security protocols"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T08:19:31.836Z"},"topicSlugs":["camp-david","communications-equipment","radio-systems","technical-operations","security-protocols"],"audioDurationSec":103,"audioFiles":[{"file":"130-007.mp3","bytes":4111464,"durationSec":102.64,"bitrate":320466,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:32.998Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/130-007.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/130-007","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/130/conversation-130-007","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}