{"conversationCode":"234-012","tapeNumber":234,"conversationNumber":12,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-234-012","startDateTime":"1972-12-08T02:04:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-12-08T02:04:00.000Z","startDate":"7-Dec-1972","startTime":"9:04 PM","endDate":"7-Dec-1972","endTime":"9:04 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David Operator;","description":"On December 7, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 9:04 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 234-012 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. 234-12\n\nDate: December 7, 1972\nTime: 9:04 pm\nLocation: Camp David Hard Wire\n\nThe President talked with the Camp David operator.\n\n[See Conversation No. 157-22]","filename":["234-012.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Camp David Operator"],"prevCode":"234-011","nextCode":"234-013","transcript":[{"start":3.15,"end":4.08,"text":"Christ, please."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to request assistance with a telecommunications matter. The interaction was brief and perfunctory, serving primarily to facilitate a connection or request logistical support from the operator. No substantive policy discussions or major administrative decisions occurred during this brief exchange.","topics":["White House communications","Camp David","Presidential logistics","Telecommunications"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T11:12:53.413Z"},"topicSlugs":["white-house-communications","camp-david","presidential-logistics","telecommunications"],"audioDurationSec":11,"audioFiles":[{"file":"234-012.mp3","bytes":273288,"durationSec":11.24,"bitrate":194511,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:36.206Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/234-012.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/234-012","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/234/conversation-234-012","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}