{"conversationCode":"132-008","tapeNumber":132,"conversationNumber":8,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-132-008","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 132-008 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. 132-8\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 Carl [surname unknown].\n\n     Air conditioning at new Laurel Lodge\n\n     Clyde [surname unknown]\n          -Location\n          -Schedule\n          -Return call","filename":["132a.mp3"],"tapeStart":"00:06:42","tapeEnd":"00:07:13","participantsList":["Beckman, Bill","[Unknown person(s)]"],"prevCode":"132-007","nextCode":"132-009","tapeTranscriptFile":"132a.mp3","transcript":[{"start":415.17,"end":415.43,"text":"Hello?"},{"start":415.69,"end":416.57,"text":"Hey, Cheryl?"},{"start":416.59,"end":417.91,"text":"Yes, this is Beckman."},{"start":418.11,"end":418.35,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":418.47,"end":422.69,"text":"Hey, are they going to start their unit down there in New Hall today?"},{"start":422.71,"end":423.13,"text":"I don't know."},{"start":423.15,"end":425.44,"text":"I don't know nothing about that building."},{"start":425.48,"end":426.9,"text":"Where's Clyde hiding?"},{"start":426.98,"end":428.04,"text":"Uh, he went home."},{"start":428.08,"end":428.94,"text":"He went home, huh?"},{"start":429,"end":431.6,"text":"Yeah, the company that put it in is supposed to charge it."},{"start":431.74,"end":432.36,"text":"Yeah, I know it."}],"transcriptBoundary":{"start":402,"end":433,"startMethod":"tape_time","endMethod":"tape_time"},"transcriptConfidence":"low","transcriptSource":"bigtape","aiSummary":{"text":"Bill Beckman and a colleague discuss maintenance logistics at Camp David, specifically regarding the air conditioning unit installation at New Hall. The participants attempt to locate an individual named Clyde to address the status of the equipment and pending technical services. They ultimately determine that the relevant contractor is responsible for finalizing the unit's charging process.","topics":["Camp David","maintenance","air conditioning","Laurel Lodge","logistics"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T08:24:20.096Z"},"topicSlugs":["camp-david","maintenance","air-conditioning","laurel-lodge","logistics"],"audioDurationSec":31,"audioFiles":[{"file":"132a.mp3","bytes":26331779,"durationSec":1649.44,"bitrate":127712,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":true,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:32.998Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/132a.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/132-008","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/132/conversation-132-008","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}