{"conversationCode":"225-020","tapeNumber":225,"conversationNumber":20,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-225-020","startDateTime":"1972-11-15T14:50:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-11-16T13:43:00.000Z","startDate":"15-Nov-1972","startTime":"9:50 AM","endDate":"16-Nov-1972","endTime":"8:43 AM","dateCertainty":"estimated","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President);","description":"President Richard M. Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 9:50 am on November 15, 1972 and 8:43 am on November 16, 1972. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 225-020 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. 225-20\n\nDate: November 15 or 16, 1972\nTime: Unknown between 9:50 am, November 15, 1972 and 8:43 am, November 16, 1972\nLocation: Camp David Hard Wire\n\nThe President dictated a memorandum for the file.\n\n*****************************************************************\n[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]\n\f                                              -12-\n\n                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM\n\n                                                           Conversation No. 225-20 (cont’d)\n\n       1972 election [?]\n            -Businessmen\n            -Leadership\n            -Democrats\n\n       The President’s schedule\n            -Return to Washington\n            -Helicopter\n\n       H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman\n             -Location\n\n[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]\n*****************************************************************","filename":["225-020.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)"],"prevCode":"225-019","nextCode":"225-021","transcript":[{"start":5.53,"end":17.36,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":48.97,"end":49.36,"text":"Thank you."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon dictated a memorandum for his files while at Camp David, reflecting on the political landscape following the 1972 election. His notes focused on the roles of businessmen, the state of political leadership, and the status of the Democratic Party. The recording concludes with brief logistical notes regarding his return schedule to Washington and H.R. Haldeman’s whereabouts.","topics":["1972 election","political leadership","Democratic Party","business community","presidential scheduling"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T10:53:47.001Z"},"topicSlugs":["1972-election","political-leadership","democratic-party","business-community","presidential-scheduling"],"audioDurationSec":49,"audioFiles":[{"file":"225-020.mp3","bytes":1187051,"durationSec":49.32,"bitrate":192546,"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","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/225-020.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/225-020","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/225/conversation-225-020","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}