{"conversationCode":"194-018","tapeNumber":194,"conversationNumber":18,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-194-018","startDateTime":"1972-06-24T21:56:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-06-24T21:56:00.000Z","startDate":"24-Jun-1972","startTime":"5:56 PM","endDate":"24-Jun-1972","endTime":"5:56 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David Operator;","description":"On June 24, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 5:56 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 194-018 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. 194-18\n\nDate: June 24, 1972\nTime: 5:56 pm\nLocation: Camp David Hard Wire\n\nThe President talked with the Camp David operator.\n\n[See also Conversation No. 134-13]","filename":["194-018.mp3"],"tapeStart":"02:45:22","tapeEnd":"03:11:26","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Camp David Operator"],"prevCode":"194-017","nextCode":"194-019","transcript":[{"start":3.2,"end":6.13,"text":"to try Congressman Abernathy."},{"start":6.33,"end":8.23,"text":"He's at Bethesda Naval Hospital."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon initiates a call to Congressman Thomas Abernathy, who is currently receiving care at the Bethesda Naval Hospital. The conversation is facilitated by the Camp David operator to connect the President with the congressman. The primary purpose of this interaction is for the President to reach out to the hospitalized legislator.","topics":["Thomas Abernathy","Bethesda Naval Hospital","Presidential communication","Legislative relations"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T09:58:36.563Z"},"topicSlugs":["thomas-abernathy","bethesda-naval-hospital","presidential-communication","legislative-relations"],"audioDurationSec":11,"audioFiles":[{"file":"194-018.mp3","bytes":452232,"durationSec":11.17,"bitrate":323989,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:33.573Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/194-018.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/194-018","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/194/conversation-194-018","catalogNaId":417174585,"catalogUrl":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/417174585","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}