{"conversationCode":"238-006","tapeNumber":238,"conversationNumber":6,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-238-006","startDateTime":"1972-12-30T16:52:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-12-30T16:53:00.000Z","startDate":"30-Dec-1972","startTime":"11:52 AM","endDate":"30-Dec-1972","endTime":"11:53 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Yates, Nellie L.;","description":"On December 30, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Nellie L. Yates met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 11:52 am to 11:53 am. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 238-006 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. 238-6\n\nDate: December 30, 1972\nTime: 11:52 am - 11:53 am\nLocation: Camp David Hard Wire\n\nThe President talked with Nellie L. Yates.\n\n[See Conversation No. 158-44]","filename":["238-006.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Yates, Nellie L."],"prevCode":"238-005","nextCode":"238-007","transcript":[{"start":0.66,"end":8.68,"text":"Oh, you went back."},{"start":9.28,"end":22.02,"text":"Oh, the reason I called was that Mrs. Nixon was going back at 7 and then I wanted to tell you that you could go with her because I didn't want anybody to miss their New Year's Eve at home."},{"start":22.44,"end":23.96,"text":"Oh, fine."},{"start":24.06,"end":24.66,"text":"Well, I'll tell her then."},{"start":24.68,"end":24.82,"text":"Fine."},{"start":24.84,"end":25.1,"text":"Okay, fine."},{"start":25.18,"end":26.18,"text":"Have a lot of fun."},{"start":26.2,"end":26.68,"text":"Don't drink too much."},{"start":28.11,"end":28.89,"text":"Yeah, yeah."},{"start":28.91,"end":29.73,"text":"You can drink some."},{"start":29.75,"end":31.32,"text":"You got any of that Chinese wine?"},{"start":33.84,"end":34.71,"text":"Unfortunately, yes."},{"start":34.81,"end":35.69,"text":"I won't drink it, though."},{"start":37.09,"end":37.93,"text":"It's okay."},{"start":38.45,"end":39.98,"text":"But have fun."},{"start":40,"end":40.08,"text":"Bye."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon coordinated travel arrangements with Nellie L. Yates to ensure she could return home in time for New Year's Eve festivities alongside First Lady Pat Nixon. The brief interaction focused on logistics for the First Lady's departure and included lighthearted, informal social pleasantries. No significant policy decisions were made during this exchange.","topics":["Logistics","First Lady","New Year's Eve","Personal affairs","Transportation"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T11:22:01.263Z"},"topicSlugs":["logistics","first-lady","new-years-eve","personal-affairs","transportation"],"audioDurationSec":47,"audioFiles":[{"file":"238-006.mp3","bytes":1139112,"durationSec":47.33,"bitrate":192525,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:36.481Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/238-006.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/238-006","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/238/conversation-238-006","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}