{"conversationCode":"132-005","tapeNumber":132,"conversationNumber":5,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-132-005","startDateTime":"1972-05-18T04:00:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-06-07T03:49:00.000Z","startDate":"18-May-1972","startTime":"12:00 AM","endDate":"6-Jun-1972","endTime":"11:49 PM","dateCertainty":"estimated","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Beckman, Bill; [Unknown person(s)];","description":"Bill Beckman and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 12:00 am on May 18, 1972 and 11:49 pm on June 6, 1972. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 132-005 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"CDST","recordingDevice":"Camp David Study Table","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. 132-5\n\nDate: Unknown between May 18, and June 6, 1972\nTime: Unknown between 12:00 am, May 18 and 11:49 pm, June 6\nLocation: Camp David Study Table\n\nBill Beckman talked with an unknown man.\n\n     [Forename unknown] Latner [sp?]\n\n     [Forename unknown] Rasmith [sp?]\n\n     Request for escort for electrician\n         -[Forename unknown] Beckman [sp?]","filename":["132-005.mp3"],"tapeStart":"00:03:30","tapeEnd":"00:04:16","participantsList":["Beckman, Bill","[Unknown person(s)]"],"prevCode":"132-004","nextCode":"132-006","transcript":[{"start":5.63,"end":7.37,"text":"I need Lautner or Rhymesmith down to Aspen to escort an electrician under the house."},{"start":7.39,"end":8.01,"text":"I can't hand Rhymesmith under."},{"start":8.03,"end":8.17,"text":"Oh, okay."},{"start":8.19,"end":8.39,"text":"Rhymesmith?"},{"start":8.41,"end":8.55,"text":"Beckman?"},{"start":8.57,"end":10.13,"text":"Well, I'll have to think about it and see who I can send down there first."},{"start":10.15,"end":10.73,"text":"Okay, well... Where are they at?"},{"start":10.76,"end":12,"text":"They're inside Aspen right now, but we need somebody right now."},{"start":12.02,"end":12.7,"text":"One of them's got to go underneath."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"Bill Beckman coordinated with unidentified staff to secure an escort for an electrician requiring access to the crawl space beneath the Aspen cabin at Camp David. The participants discussed the availability of personnel, specifically naming individuals like Lautner and Rhymesmith, to facilitate this maintenance task. The conversation concluded with a commitment to identify and dispatch an available staff member to oversee the work immediately.","topics":["Camp David","Maintenance","Facilities management","Logistics","Personnel coordination"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T08:24:03.575Z"},"topicSlugs":["camp-david","maintenance","facilities-management","logistics","personnel-coordination"],"audioDurationSec":47,"audioFiles":[{"file":"132-005.mp3","bytes":1885832,"durationSec":47,"bitrate":320970,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:32.999Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/132-005.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/132-005","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/132/conversation-132-005","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}