{"conversationCode":"206-016","tapeNumber":206,"conversationNumber":16,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-206-016","startDateTime":"1972-08-20T22:25:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-08-21T02:32:00.000Z","startDate":"20-Aug-1972","startTime":"6:25 PM","endDate":"20-Aug-1972","endTime":"10:32 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David Operator;","description":"On August 20, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:25 pm and 10:32 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 206-016 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. 206-16\n\nDate: August 20, 1972\nTime: Unknown between 6:25 pm and 10:32 pm\nLocation: Camp David Hard Wire\n\nThe President talked with the Camp David operator.\n\n[See Conversation No. 140-52]","filename":["206-016.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Camp David Operator"],"prevCode":"206-015","nextCode":"206-017","transcript":[{"start":1.85,"end":2.16,"text":"Right."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon communicated with the Camp David operator to address logistical requirements during his stay at the Aspen Lodge. This brief interaction served as a functional exchange to coordinate telephonic needs or facility support services. No substantive policy matters or political discussions were recorded in this brief administrative exchange.","topics":["Camp David","Logistics","Administrative communication","Presidential operations"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T10:23:18.584Z"},"topicSlugs":["camp-david","logistics","administrative-communication","presidential-operations"],"audioDurationSec":8,"audioFiles":[{"file":"206-016.mp3","bytes":183065,"durationSec":7.57,"bitrate":193378,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:35.864Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/206-016.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/206-016","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/206/conversation-206-016","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}