{"conversationCode":"205-016","tapeNumber":205,"conversationNumber":16,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-205-016","startDateTime":"1972-08-19T19:03:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-08-19T19:23:00.000Z","startDate":"19-Aug-1972","startTime":"3:03 PM","endDate":"19-Aug-1972","endTime":"3:23 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David Operator;","description":"On August 19, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:03 pm and 3:23 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 205-016 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. 205-16\n\nDate: August 19, 1972\nTime: Unknown between 3:03 pm and 3:23 pm\nLocation: Camp David Hard Wire\n\nThe President talked with the Camp David operator.\n\n[See Conversation No. 140-44]","filename":["205-016.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Camp David Operator"],"prevCode":"205-015","nextCode":"205-017","transcript":[{"start":0.27,"end":1.97,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":1.99,"end":5.79,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":5.81,"end":6.31,"text":"No worries."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon consulted with the Camp David operator regarding routine communications connectivity at the presidential retreat. The brief interaction focused on logistical coordination for telephone operations while the President was stationed at the Aspen Lodge. No significant policy decisions or strategic developments were addressed during this exchange.","topics":["Camp David","Telecommunications","Logistics","Presidential operations"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T10:21:20.416Z"},"topicSlugs":["camp-david","telecommunications","logistics","presidential-operations"],"audioDurationSec":9,"audioFiles":[{"file":"205-016.mp3","bytes":226324,"durationSec":9.36,"bitrate":193439,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:35.864Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:43:03.820Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/205-016.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/205-016","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/205/conversation-205-016","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}