{"conversationCode":"211-016","tapeNumber":211,"conversationNumber":16,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-211-016","startDateTime":"1972-09-17T15:28:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-09-17T15:30:00.000Z","startDate":"17-Sep-1972","startTime":"11:28 AM","endDate":"17-Sep-1972","endTime":"11:30 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David Operator;","description":"On September 17, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:28 am and 11:30 am. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 211-016 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. 211-16\n\nDate: September 17, 1972\nTime: Unknown between 11:28 am and 11:30 am\nLocation: Camp David Hard Wire\n\nThe President talked with the Camp David operator.\n\n[See Conversation no. 143-5]","filename":["211-016.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Camp David Operator"],"prevCode":"211-015","nextCode":"211-017","transcript":[{"start":16.47,"end":17.65,"text":"Let it go, let it go."},{"start":19.88,"end":25.38,"text":"No, you can't let up on me."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon held a brief, informal exchange with a Camp David switchboard operator while working in the Aspen Lodge. The dialogue reflects a momentary interpersonal interaction regarding the operator's workflow or performance. No substantive policy matters or executive decisions were addressed during this short communication.","topics":["Camp David","Presidential communication","Switchboard operations"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T10:28:57.149Z"},"topicSlugs":["camp-david","presidential-communication","switchboard-operations"],"audioDurationSec":30,"audioFiles":[{"file":"211-016.mp3","bytes":719097,"durationSec":29.89,"bitrate":192443,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:35.864Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/211-016.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/211-016","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/211/conversation-211-016","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}