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Conversation 197-005

TapeTape 197StartFriday, July 21, 1972 at 5:36 PMEndFriday, July 21, 1972 at 6:05 PMParticipants[Unknown person(s)]Recording deviceCamp David Hard Wire
AI Summary

Technical personnel met at the Aspen Lodge to assess the physical state of infrastructure and equipment at the Camp David facility. The participants discussed the complete deterioration of two specific units and agreed that they required immediate replacement. No high-level policy or political matters were addressed during this brief maintenance-focused exchange.

Camp DavidMaintenanceEquipment replacementFacilities managementInfrastructure
AudioNARA Description

On July 21, 1972, unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:36 pm and 6:05 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 197-005 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 197-005

Date: July 21, 1972
Time: Unknown between 5:36 pm and 6:05 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

Unknown men met.

      Replacement of units

Unknown men left at an unknown time before 6:05 pm.
Transcript (AI-Generated)

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I'll go down.
This is the two units we're going to replace.
I'll go down.
Just that it won't do absolutely nothing.
It always thinks that way.
And everybody else is aware about it.
The commander's boss, everybody.
These two units, they're just completely deteriorating.
You know what I mean?
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