{"conversationCode":"140-022","tapeNumber":140,"conversationNumber":22,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-140-022","startDateTime":"1972-08-17T13:58:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-08-17T14:16:00.000Z","startDate":"17-Aug-1972","startTime":"9:58 AM","endDate":"17-Aug-1972","endTime":"10:16 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David Operator;","description":"On August 17, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:58 am and 10:16 am. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 140-022 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"CDST","recordingDevice":"Camp David Study Table","latitudeEstimated":39.648333,"longitudeEstimated":-77.465,"chronCode":4,"chronRelease":"Fourth Chronological Release","chronReleaseDate":"10-Dec-2003","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 140-22\n\nDate: August 17, 1972\nTime: Unknown between 9:58 and 10:16 am\nLocation: Camp David Study Table\n\nThe Camp David operator talked with the President.\n\n[Conversation No. 203-12]\n\n     George Meany\n         -Location\n         -Forthcoming call to the President","filename":["140-022.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Camp David Operator"],"prevCode":"140-021","nextCode":"140-023","transcript":[{"start":0.03,"end":2.54,"text":"Hello."},{"start":2.96,"end":7.45,"text":"Mr. President, Mr. Meany was in his TV studio and should be calling back shortly."},{"start":7.47,"end":8.28,"text":"We need a word from him."},{"start":8.38,"end":9.42,"text":"Well, that's convenient."},{"start":9.44,"end":10.9,"text":"Thank you, Mr. President."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon coordinated with the Camp David operator to facilitate an impending telephone conversation with AFL-CIO President George Meany. Nixon emphasized the necessity of receiving communication from Meany, highlighting the strategic importance of the labor leader's input during this period. The exchange served as a brief administrative preparation to ensure the connection was established once Meany finished his television appearance.","topics":["George Meany","Labor relations","AFL-CIO","Presidential communication","Domestic politics"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T08:40:15.404Z"},"topicSlugs":["george-meany","labor-relations","afl-cio","presidential-communication","domestic-politics"],"audioDurationSec":14,"audioFiles":[{"file":"140-022.mp3","bytes":346696,"durationSec":14.37,"bitrate":192966,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:33.323Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/140-022.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/140-022","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/140/conversation-140-022","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}