{"conversationCode":"234-016","tapeNumber":234,"conversationNumber":16,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-234-016","startDateTime":"1972-12-08T17:05:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-12-08T18:12:00.000Z","startDate":"8-Dec-1972","startTime":"12:05 PM","endDate":"8-Dec-1972","endTime":"1:12 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Shultz, George P.; Camp David Operator;","description":"On December 8, 1972, George P. Shultz and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:05 pm and 1:12 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 234-016 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. 234-16\n\nDate: December 8, 1972\nTime: Unknown between 12:05 pm and 1:12 pm\nLocation: Camp David Hard Wire\n\nGeorge P. Shultz talked with the Camp David operator.\n\n       [Wrong line]\n\n[See Conversation No. 157-24]","filename":["234-016.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Shultz, George P.","Camp David Operator"],"prevCode":"234-015","nextCode":"234-017","transcript":[{"start":0.34,"end":4.38,"text":"Hello?"},{"start":5.51,"end":12.84,"text":"Hello?"}],"aiSummary":{"text":"George P. Shultz utilized the Camp David telecommunications system to initiate a call, but the conversation failed to progress due to an immediate connection error. The exchange was limited to a brief attempt to establish a line, resulting in no substantive discussion or policy decisions. Consequently, the interaction provides no insight into administration business and remains a record of a failed communication attempt.","topics":["George P. Shultz","Camp David","Telecommunications","Communication failure"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T11:13:15.184Z"},"topicSlugs":["george-p-shultz","camp-david","telecommunications","communication-failure"],"audioDurationSec":21,"audioFiles":[{"file":"234-016.mp3","bytes":500917,"durationSec":20.72,"bitrate":193404,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:36.205Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/234-016.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/234-016","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/234/conversation-234-016","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}