{"conversationCode":"233-002","tapeNumber":233,"conversationNumber":2,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-233-002","startDateTime":"1972-12-06T02:39:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-12-06T03:05:00.000Z","startDate":"5-Dec-1972","startTime":"9:39 PM","endDate":"5-Dec-1972","endTime":"10:05 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President);","description":"On December 5, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:39 pm and 10:05 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 233-002 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. 233-002\n\nDate: December 5, 1972\nTime: Unknown between 9:39 pm and 10:05 pm\nLocation: Camp David Hard Wire\n\nThe President dictated a memorandum.\n\n*****************************************************************\n\n[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift during\nchronological review 2007-2013]\n\n       Interruption\n             -Call\n\n       Vietnam negotiations\n             -Henry A. Kissinger\n                  -Messages to the President\n                         -Military\n                         -H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman\n                         -John B. Connally\n                         -Strong action\n                         -1972 election\n\n*****************************************************************\n\n[This dictation continues as Conversation No. 233-3]\n\n       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542","filename":["233-002.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)"],"prevCode":"233-001","nextCode":"233-003","transcript":[{"start":3.19,"end":32.4,"text":"I was interrupted in the call by the, uh, the last, uh, and the heart of it began with the messages from Henry to, uh, step up the military, uh, and finally the following, Connolly after Connolly, had read it, and came down finally with a very firm, uh,"},{"start":33.26,"end":53.7,"text":"... ... ... ... ... ... ..."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon dictates a memorandum regarding urgent Vietnam negotiations and the necessity of escalating military action. He references key advice from Henry Kissinger and John Connally, emphasizing the need for a firm stance following the administration's recent success in the 1972 election. The President uses this time to formalize his strategic directives and reflections on the ongoing peace process.","topics":["Vietnam War","Henry Kissinger","John Connally","Military Strategy","1972 Election"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T11:09:50.788Z"},"topicSlugs":["vietnam-war","henry-kissinger","john-connally","military-strategy","1972-election"],"audioDurationSec":54,"audioFiles":[{"file":"233-002.mp3","bytes":2182583,"durationSec":54.44,"bitrate":320747,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:36.206Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:43:08.382Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/233-002.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/233-002","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/233/conversation-233-002","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}