{"conversationCode":"233-003","tapeNumber":233,"conversationNumber":3,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-233-003","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 233-003 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. 233-003\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[This is a continuation of Conversation No. 233-2]\n\n\n*****************************************************************\n\n[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift during\nchronological review 2007-2013]\n\n       Dictation\n             -Second tape\n             -Location\n             -Time\n             -The President’s schedule\n\n*****************************************************************\n\n\n[This dictation continues as Conversation No. 233-5]","filename":["233-003.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)"],"prevCode":"233-002","nextCode":"233-004","transcript":[{"start":5.23,"end":13.9,"text":"The second tape he dictated to Camp David took approximately 10 o'clock."},{"start":13.92,"end":21.41,"text":"I would not come to Camp David."},{"start":21.43,"end":24.77,"text":"Also, the first time he heard about me, I was driving to Camp David."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon uses this brief session to dictate notes and reflections while residing at Camp David. The primary focus involves the President recording his thoughts and administrative updates for later transcription. No specific policy decisions are reached, as the segment serves as a personal logging of presidential activities.","topics":["Presidential dictation","Camp David","Administrative record-keeping","White House operations"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T11:09:56.253Z"},"topicSlugs":["presidential-dictation","camp-david","administrative-record-keeping","white-house-operations"],"audioDurationSec":34,"audioFiles":[{"file":"233-003.mp3","bytes":1382191,"durationSec":34.43,"bitrate":321189,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:36.205Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/233-003.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/233-003","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/233/conversation-233-003","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}