{"conversationCode":"235-008","tapeNumber":235,"conversationNumber":8,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-235-008","startDateTime":"1972-12-09T18:58:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-12-09T18:58:00.000Z","startDate":"9-Dec-1972","startTime":"1:58 PM","endDate":"9-Dec-1972","endTime":"1:58 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David Operator;","description":"On December 9, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 1:58 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 235-008 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. 235-8\n\nDate: December 9, 1972\nTime: 1:58 pm\nLocation: Camp David Hard Wire\n\f                                               -5-\n\n                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM\n\n                                                        Conversation No. 235-8 (cont’d)\n\nThe President talked with the Camp David operator.\n\n       Call to Charles W. Colson","filename":["235-008.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Camp David Operator"],"prevCode":"235-007","nextCode":"235-009","transcript":[{"start":0.28,"end":10.01,"text":"Uh, operator Mr. Coulson is with us."},{"start":10.03,"end":10.43,"text":"We'll be right back."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to facilitate a telephone call to his special counsel, Charles W. Colson. The interaction served as a brief administrative bridge to connect the President with his advisor. No substantive policy discussions occurred during this exchange as the operator worked to establish the connection.","topics":["Charles W. Colson","White House communications","administrative logistics","Camp David"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T11:14:15.024Z"},"topicSlugs":["charles-w-colson","white-house-communications","administrative-logistics","camp-david"],"audioDurationSec":16,"audioFiles":[{"file":"235-008.mp3","bytes":388642,"durationSec":16.05,"bitrate":193675,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:36.206Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:43:08.720Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/235-008.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/235-008","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/235/conversation-235-008","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}