{"conversationCode":"225-012","tapeNumber":225,"conversationNumber":12,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-225-012","startDateTime":"1972-11-15T14:14:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-11-15T14:50:00.000Z","startDate":"15-Nov-1972","startTime":"9:14 AM","endDate":"15-Nov-1972","endTime":"9:50 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President);","description":"On November 15, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:14 am and 9:50 am. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 225-012 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"CDHW","recordingDevice":"Camp David Hard Wire","latitudeEstimated":39.648333,"longitudeEstimated":-77.465,"chronCode":"5.2","chronRelease":"Fifth Chronological Release: Part II","chronReleaseDate":"2-Dec-2008","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 225-12\n\nDate: November 15, 1972\nTime: Unknown between 9:14 am and 9:50 am\nLocation: Camp David Hard Wire\n\nThe President dictated a letter to an unknown person.\n\n*****************************************************************\n[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]\n\f                                               -6-\n\n                      NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM\n\n                                                            Conversation No. 225-12 (cont’d)\n\n       Letter\n                -Date\n                -1972 election\n                      -Defeat\n\n[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]\n*****************************************************************\n\nThe President dictated a letter to Arnaud de Borchgrave at an unknown time between 9:14 am\nand 9:50 am.\n\n       Letter to de Borchgrave\n             -De Borchgrave’s letter to the President\n                    -1972 election\n             -De Borchgrave’s reporting on international affairs\n             -The President’s forthcoming conversation with Henry A. Kissinger","filename":["225-012.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)"],"prevCode":"225-011","nextCode":"225-013","transcript":[{"start":7.81,"end":29.76,"text":"Or, uh, who else is dead today?"},{"start":29.78,"end":32.24,"text":"Back on the beach."},{"start":32.26,"end":32.36,"text":"1972."},{"start":32.38,"end":32.82,"text":"Take this kind of, uh,"},{"start":37.16,"end":45.84,"text":"It's the heart of a big man."},{"start":45.85,"end":48.54,"text":"I look forward to the time when I get it."},{"start":48.56,"end":51.03,"text":"This is to Arnold DeButchrod."},{"start":51.05,"end":54.57,"text":"Dear Mr. DeButchrod, these letters I received after you left."},{"start":73.37,"end":81.86,"text":"Thank you."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon dictated a formal letter to journalist Arnaud de Borchgrave in response to correspondence regarding the results of the 1972 presidential election. The President addressed de Borchgrave’s reporting on international affairs and mentioned his anticipation for an upcoming consultation with Henry Kissinger. This dictation served as an official acknowledgement of the journalist's post-election analysis and outreach.","topics":["Arnaud de Borchgrave","1972 election","Correspondence","Henry Kissinger","International affairs"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T10:53:03.825Z"},"topicSlugs":["arnaud-de-borchgrave","1972-election","correspondence","henry-kissinger","international-affairs"],"audioDurationSec":82,"audioFiles":[{"file":"225-012.mp3","bytes":1966326,"durationSec":81.81,"bitrate":192274,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:36.205Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:43:06.991Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/225-012.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/225-012","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/225/conversation-225-012","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}