{"conversationCode":"225-015","tapeNumber":225,"conversationNumber":15,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-225-015","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. 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(President)"],"prevCode":"225-014","nextCode":"225-016","transcript":[{"start":0.22,"end":7.75,"text":"Run these off, rough draft."},{"start":7.95,"end":14.39,"text":"This is, uh, the farm."},{"start":14.6,"end":15.8,"text":"Later for next time."},{"start":15.82,"end":16.76,"text":"Back."},{"start":16.78,"end":24.77,"text":"I realized how much I, how much you, and our other supporters from Organize Lake, contributed to one of the greatest landslides in American political history."},{"start":24.79,"end":25.69,"text":"Better."},{"start":25.71,"end":26.51,"text":"There you have it."},{"start":30.17,"end":46.17,"text":"where we might possibly be at in the next four years."},{"start":46.19,"end":49.27,"text":"And the next one is Democrats for Nixon."},{"start":49.29,"end":57.62,"text":"And it's going to have to be as I look back to our victory in November 7th, I realize how much you and the Democrats for Nixon organization created one of the greatest headlines in American political history."},{"start":57.64,"end":58.96,"text":"And the final return to the gate that we received 61% of it."},{"start":61.42,"end":76.73,"text":"Only 26% of them designated themselves as Republicans in a recent poll."},{"start":76.75,"end":77.07,"text":"Clear end quote."},{"start":79.59,"end":84.76,"text":"The millions of Democrats and Independents, yet without the support of millions of Democrats,"},{"start":95.09,"end":113.05,"text":"We celebrate our 200th birthday."},{"start":124.79,"end":130.38,"text":"Thank you."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon dictated drafts for formal appreciation letters to be sent to 'Labor for Nixon' and 'Democrats for Nixon' following his 1972 electoral victory. He expressed gratitude for the coalition support that contributed to his historic landslide, noting specifically the high percentage of Democrat and Independent voters. The President further outlined his vision for the upcoming second term and the significance of the nation's approaching Bicentennial celebration.","topics":["1972 Election","Labor for Nixon","Democrats for Nixon","Presidential Correspondence","Electoral Landslide","Bicentennial Celebration"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T10:53:19.575Z"},"topicSlugs":["1972-election","labor-for-nixon","democrats-for-nixon","presidential-correspondence","electoral-landslide","bicentennial-celebration"],"audioDurationSec":130,"audioFiles":[{"file":"225-015.mp3","bytes":3131178,"durationSec":130.33,"bitrate":192195,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:36.205Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:43:06.992Z","transcriptGapSeconds":49,"transcriptGapShare":0.38,"transcriptQuality":"incomplete","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/225-015.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/225-015","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/225/conversation-225-015","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). 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