{"conversationCode":"235-023","tapeNumber":235,"conversationNumber":23,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-235-023","startDateTime":"1972-12-10T00:46:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-12-10T00:48:00.000Z","startDate":"9-Dec-1972","startTime":"7:46 PM","endDate":"9-Dec-1972","endTime":"7:48 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Kennedy, Richard T. (Col.);","description":"On December 9, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Col. Richard T. Kennedy met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 7:46 pm to 7:48 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 235-023 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. 235-23\n\nDate: December 9, 1972\nTime: 7:46 pm - 7:48 pm\nLocation: Camp David Hard Wire\n\nThe President talked with Col. Richard T. Kennedy.\n\n[See Conversation No. 157-42]","filename":["235-023.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Kennedy, Richard T. (Col.)"],"prevCode":"235-022","nextCode":"235-024","transcript":[{"start":0.37,"end":8.04,"text":"Oh."},{"start":8.06,"end":8.32,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":8.34,"end":24.9,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":24.92,"end":26.04,"text":"You were, uh, you wanted to have a message or something?"},{"start":26.06,"end":26.28,"text":"Yes, I did."},{"start":26.3,"end":26.42,"text":"Right."},{"start":26.44,"end":26.54,"text":"Fine."},{"start":26.56,"end":26.68,"text":"Right."},{"start":33.76,"end":39.05,"text":"Right."},{"start":54.56,"end":54.72,"text":"Right."},{"start":54.74,"end":54.86,"text":"Right."},{"start":54.88,"end":57.96,"text":"Very good."},{"start":59.02,"end":60.41,"text":"Good, send that off and that's ready."},{"start":60.45,"end":61.95,"text":"When Al gets in, late tonight, right?"},{"start":65.86,"end":66.92,"text":"Fine."},{"start":66.94,"end":85,"text":"Have him go, uh, well, uh, where will he go when he gets in?"},{"start":85.02,"end":85.18,"text":"Go home."},{"start":85.2,"end":85.32,"text":"Right."},{"start":85.34,"end":85.52,"text":"Right."},{"start":85.54,"end":90.41,"text":"Now, should he, uh, should he come here, or should I meet him there?"},{"start":90.79,"end":91.43,"text":"What would be the best thing?"},{"start":117.62,"end":120.34,"text":"All right."},{"start":120.36,"end":128.7,"text":"Well, tell him when he gets in in the morning to have a good sleep and come up here about tomorrow about noon."},{"start":128.72,"end":128.82,"text":"Fine."},{"start":128.84,"end":129.56,"text":"I'll see you right in the afternoon."},{"start":129.58,"end":130.06,"text":"I'll get my message out."},{"start":130.34,"end":130.44,"text":"Okay."},{"start":130.46,"end":130.54,"text":"Bye."},{"start":130.56,"end":130.66,"text":"Okay."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and Colonel Richard T. Kennedy coordinated logistics for the arrival and scheduling of Alexander Haig, who was expected to return late that night. Nixon instructed Kennedy to ensure Haig rested upon his arrival before traveling to Camp David to meet with the President the following afternoon. This brief exchange served to finalize the itinerary for upcoming consultations regarding the administration's ongoing objectives.","topics":["Alexander Haig","Logistics","Scheduling","Camp David","Executive communication"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T11:15:37.441Z"},"topicSlugs":["alexander-haig","logistics","scheduling","camp-david","executive-communication"],"audioDurationSec":139,"audioFiles":[{"file":"235-023.mp3","bytes":3341546,"durationSec":139.09,"bitrate":192190,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:36.205Z","transcriptGapSeconds":35,"transcriptGapShare":0.25,"transcriptQuality":"incomplete","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/235-023.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/235-023","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/235/conversation-235-023","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}