{"conversationCode":"238-003","tapeNumber":238,"conversationNumber":3,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-238-003","startDateTime":"1972-12-30T16:42:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-12-30T16:51:00.000Z","startDate":"30-Dec-1972","startTime":"11:42 AM","endDate":"30-Dec-1972","endTime":"11:51 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David Operator;","description":"On December 30, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:42 am and 11:51 am. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 238-003 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. 238-3\n\nDate: December 30, 1972\nTime: Unknown between 11:42 am and 11:51 am\nLocation: Camp David Hard Wire\n\nThe President talked with the Camp David operator.\n\n[See Conversation No. 158-41]","filename":["238-003.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Camp David Operator"],"prevCode":"238-002","nextCode":"238-004","transcript":[{"start":0.96,"end":5.86,"text":"In the military, please, whoever's on this line."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to request assistance with establishing a telephone connection. The President specifically directed the operator to connect him with military personnel. This brief communication served as a routine administrative request to facilitate an official call.","topics":["Camp David","Communications","Military relations","Presidential logistics"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T11:21:44.694Z"},"topicSlugs":["camp-david","communications","military-relations","presidential-logistics"],"audioDurationSec":13,"audioFiles":[{"file":"238-003.mp3","bytes":310949,"durationSec":12.81,"bitrate":194140,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:36.695Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/238-003.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/238-003","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/238/conversation-238-003","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}