{"conversationCode":"190-012","tapeNumber":190,"conversationNumber":12,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-190-012","startDateTime":"1972-05-17T11:20:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-05-17T11:46:00.000Z","startDate":"17-May-1972","startTime":"7:20 AM","endDate":"17-May-1972","endTime":"7:46 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)];","description":"On May 17, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:20 am and 7:46 am. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 190-012 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"CDHW","recordingDevice":"Camp David Hard Wire","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. 190-12\n\nDate: May 18, 1972\nTime: Unknown after 7:20 and before 7:46 am\nLocation: Camp David Hard Wire\n\nThe President met with an unknown person.\n\n       Greetings\n\n       [Unintelligible]\n\n       Number of people\n\n       Dinner guests\n\n                                        (rev. Oct-06)\n\n              -Alexander P. Butterfield\n              -A doctor\n              -Secretary\n\n       Return to White House\n\nThe unknown person left at an unknown time before 7:46 am.","filename":["190a.mp3"],"tapeStart":"00:49:58","tapeEnd":"00:53:18","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","[Unknown person(s)]"],"prevCode":"190-011","nextCode":"190-013","tapeTranscriptFile":"190a.mp3","transcript":[{"start":3064.76,"end":3070.18,"text":"Butterfield, a doctor."},{"start":3070.84,"end":3072.56,"text":"Four tonight."},{"start":3072.6,"end":3076.55,"text":"Four tonight."},{"start":3076.61,"end":3078.59,"text":"I can't think of it."},{"start":3078.71,"end":3079.59,"text":"Go back."},{"start":3079.77,"end":3082.01,"text":"I think that's it."},{"start":3082.53,"end":3083.15,"text":"I think that's it."},{"start":3083.17,"end":3083.71,"text":"I think that's it."}],"transcriptBoundary":{"start":2998,"end":3198,"startMethod":"tape_time","endMethod":"tape_time"},"transcriptConfidence":"low","transcriptSource":"bigtape","aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with an unknown individual, likely a staff member or aide, to discuss logistical arrangements at Camp David. The conversation centered on the scheduling of dinner guests, involving Alexander Butterfield and a doctor, as well as plans for the President's return to the White House. The brief exchange focused primarily on administrative coordination and confirming the headcount for evening entertainment.","topics":["Camp David","Logistics","Scheduling","White House Staff","Alexander Butterfield"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T09:50:17.122Z"},"topicSlugs":["camp-david","logistics","scheduling","white-house-staff","alexander-butterfield"],"audioDurationSec":200,"audioFiles":[{"file":"190a.mp3","bytes":111232979,"durationSec":6967.98,"bitrate":127707,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":true,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:33.324Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/190a.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/190-012","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/190/conversation-190-012","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}