{"conversationCode":"158-012","tapeNumber":158,"conversationNumber":12,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-158-012","startDateTime":"1972-12-29T16:53:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-12-29T16:54:00.000Z","startDate":"29-Dec-1972","startTime":"11:53 AM","endDate":"29-Dec-1972","endTime":"11:54 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Larzelere, Alexander R. (Cmdr.);","description":"On December 29, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Cmdr. Alexander R. Larzelere talked on the telephone at Camp David from 11:53 am to 11:54 am. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 158-012 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"CDST","recordingDevice":"Camp David Study Table","latitudeEstimated":39.648333,"longitudeEstimated":-77.465,"chronCode":"5.2","chronRelease":"Fifth Chronological Release: Part II","chronReleaseDate":"2-Dec-2008","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 158-12\n\nDate: December 29, 1972\nTime: 11:53 am - 11:54 am\nLocation: Camp David Study Table\n\nThe President talked with Cdr. Alexander R. Larzelere.\n\n[See Conversation No. 237-16]\n\n       Raymond K. Price, Jr.’s schedule\n           -Arrival at Camp David\n                 -Accommodations\n                        -Birch Lodge\n                        -Dogwood Lodge\n\n       Tricia Nixon Cox’s schedule\n             -Trip to the Soviet Union","filename":["158-012.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Larzelere, Alexander R. (Cmdr.)"],"prevCode":"158-011","nextCode":"158-013","transcript":[{"start":0.18,"end":4.49,"text":"Yes sir?"},{"start":4.51,"end":15.38,"text":"Yes sir, do you have a flight staff or wait flight to see who you have?"},{"start":15.4,"end":16.72,"text":"Yes sir, yes sir."},{"start":16.74,"end":18.45,"text":"Thank you buddy, thank you buddy."},{"start":18.46,"end":20.63,"text":"I don't have that information, I just drive myself into my right hand player."},{"start":20.65,"end":26.01,"text":"Yeah, I don't have that information."},{"start":26.03,"end":27.24,"text":"I want to keep the key person in the player."},{"start":27.26,"end":27.42,"text":"Alright."},{"start":27.44,"end":27.64,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":27.66,"end":28.62,"text":"You can put him in the driver's seat."},{"start":28.64,"end":28.96,"text":"Okay, fine."},{"start":29.6,"end":40.07,"text":"Yeah, that's what it is."},{"start":40.09,"end":40.55,"text":"I think it's different."},{"start":40.57,"end":42.04,"text":"And, uh, you find out something, uh, for sure, it's going to be a weapon."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon consulted with Commander Alexander R. Larzelere regarding the logistical arrangements and housing assignments for upcoming visitors at Camp David. The conversation focused on coordinating the arrival and accommodations for staff member Raymond K. Price, Jr. and the travel schedule for Tricia Nixon Cox regarding her planned trip to the Soviet Union. The primary objective was to ensure proper oversight of personnel movements and facility usage during the holiday period.","topics":["Camp David","Logistics","Raymond K. Price, Jr.","Tricia Nixon Cox","Soviet Union","Personnel management"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T09:11:36.179Z"},"topicSlugs":["camp-david","logistics","raymond-k-price-jr","tricia-nixon-cox","soviet-union","personnel-management"],"audioDurationSec":53,"audioFiles":[{"file":"158-012.mp3","bytes":1283943,"durationSec":53.36,"bitrate":192495,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:33.323Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/158-012.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/158-012","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/158/conversation-158-012","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}