{"conversationCode":"212-003","tapeNumber":212,"conversationNumber":3,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-212-003","startDateTime":"1972-09-19T23:45:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-09-19T23:45:00.000Z","startDate":"19-Sep-1972","startTime":"7:45 PM","endDate":"19-Sep-1972","endTime":"7:45 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David Operator;","description":"On September 19, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 7:45 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 212-003 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. 212-3\n\nDate: September 19, 1972\nTime: 7:45 pm\nLocation: Camp David Hard Wire\n\nThe President talked with the Camp David operator.\n\n                                       (rev. Oct-06)\n\n[See Conversation no. 144-1]","filename":["212-003.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Camp David Operator"],"prevCode":"212-002","nextCode":"212-004","transcript":[{"start":0.03,"end":0.86,"text":"I hope."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon held a brief exchange with the Camp David operator to address routine administrative or telephonic concerns regarding the facility's operations. The interaction served as a logistical check-in while the President was stationed at the Aspen Lodge. No significant policy developments or strategic decisions resulted from this brief communication.","topics":["Camp David","Logistics","Telecommunications","Presidential Administration"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T10:29:46.499Z"},"topicSlugs":["camp-david","logistics","telecommunications","presidential-administration"],"audioDurationSec":9,"audioFiles":[{"file":"212-003.mp3","bytes":210650,"durationSec":8.72,"bitrate":193256,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:35.864Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/212-003.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/212-003","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/212/conversation-212-003","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}