{"conversationCode":"198-015","tapeNumber":198,"conversationNumber":15,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-198-015","startDateTime":"1972-07-30T14:25:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-07-30T14:25:00.000Z","startDate":"30-Jul-1972","startTime":"10:25 AM","endDate":"30-Jul-1972","endTime":"10:25 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David Operator;","description":"On July 30, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 10:25 am. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 198-015 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"CDHW","recordingDevice":"Camp David Hard Wire","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. 198-15\n\nDate: July 30, 1972\nTime: 10:25 am\nLocation: Camp David Hard Wire\n\nThe Camp David operator talked with the President.\n\n[See Conversation No. 138-7]","filename":["198-015.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Camp David Operator"],"prevCode":"198-014","nextCode":"198-016","transcript":[{"start":0.49,"end":6.04,"text":"Hello?"},{"start":6.06,"end":9.85,"text":"Yeah, yeah, I will be over in Birch by that time."},{"start":9.87,"end":13.44,"text":"Birch, Kevin, and you can return it to me there."},{"start":13.46,"end":14.77,"text":"Do try Secretary Connolly for me, please."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon coordinates logistics with a Camp David operator to facilitate his upcoming location change to the Birch cabin. During the brief interaction, the President instructs the operator to attempt to reach Secretary John Connally. The conversation serves primarily as a procedural exchange for personal scheduling and establishing communication lines.","topics":["John Connally","Camp David","Logistics","Scheduling","Presidential communication"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T10:07:25.329Z"},"topicSlugs":["john-connally","camp-david","logistics","scheduling","presidential-communication"],"audioDurationSec":18,"audioFiles":[{"file":"198-015.mp3","bytes":436348,"durationSec":18.11,"bitrate":192789,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:35.863Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:43:02.682Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/198-015.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/198-015","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/198/conversation-198-015","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}