{"conversationCode":"237-031","tapeNumber":237,"conversationNumber":31,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-237-031","startDateTime":"1972-12-29T22:32:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-12-29T23:00:00.000Z","startDate":"29-Dec-1972","startTime":"5:32 PM","endDate":"29-Dec-1972","endTime":"6:00 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Nixon, Thelma C. (\"Pat\") (Ryan);","description":"On December 29, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. (\"Pat\") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:32 pm and 6:00 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 237-031 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. 237-31\n\nDate: December 29, 1972\nTime: Unknown between 5:32 pm and 6:00 pm\nLocation: Camp David Hard Wire\n\nThe President met with Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon.\n\n*****************************************************************\n[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift.]\n\n       The President’s schedule\n            -Swim\n                  -Value\n                  -Timing\n            -Dinner\n                  -Timing\n\n[End segment reviewed under deed of gift.]\n*****************************************************************\n\nMrs. Nixon left at an unknown time before 5:40 pm.","filename":["237-031.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Nixon, Thelma C. (\"Pat\") (Ryan)"],"prevCode":"237-030","nextCode":"237-032","transcript":[{"start":4.03,"end":8.99,"text":"But I think you can't get us to that restaurant."},{"start":9.15,"end":9.29,"text":"Great."},{"start":9.83,"end":12.64,"text":"We're doing that tomorrow."},{"start":12.66,"end":12.76,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":12.96,"end":13.7,"text":"I call at 6 o'clock, okay?"}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and First Lady Pat Nixon met at the Aspen Lodge to coordinate their evening and next-day schedules. The discussion focused on the logistics and timing of a swim session and dinner arrangements. No major policy decisions were reached, as the conversation served as a brief administrative check-in between the President and the First Lady regarding their private activities.","topics":["Presidential schedule","Pat Nixon","Camp David","Logistics","Personal activities"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T11:19:01.723Z"},"topicSlugs":["presidential-schedule","pat-nixon","camp-david","logistics","personal-activities"],"audioDurationSec":21,"audioFiles":[{"file":"237-031.mp3","bytes":515959,"durationSec":21.36,"bitrate":193243,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:36.205Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/237-031.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/237-031","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/237/conversation-237-031","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}