{"conversationCode":"240-002","tapeNumber":240,"conversationNumber":2,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-240-002","startDateTime":"1973-01-06T19:50:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-01-06T19:54:00.000Z","startDate":"6-Jan-1973","startTime":"2:50 PM","endDate":"6-Jan-1973","endTime":"2:54 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David Operator;","description":"On January 6, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:50 pm and 2:54 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 240-002 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"CDHW","recordingDevice":"Camp David Hard Wire","latitudeEstimated":39.648333,"longitudeEstimated":-77.465,"chronCode":"5.3","chronRelease":"Fifth Chronological Release: Part III","chronReleaseDate":"23-Jun-2009","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 240-2\n\nDate: January 6, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 2:50 pm and 2:54 pm\nLocation: Camp David Hard Wire\n\nThe President talked with the Camp David operator.\n\n[See Conversation No. 160-12]","filename":["240-002.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Camp David Operator"],"prevCode":"240-001","nextCode":"240-003","transcript":[{"start":1.38,"end":2.6,"text":"Thank you for watching!"}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon initiates a brief administrative communication with the Camp David operator from the Aspen Lodge study. The interaction functions as a routine logistical check within the presidential residence. No substantive policy discussions or significant political developments occur during this brief exchange.","topics":["Camp David","Logistics","Presidential Communications","Administration"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T11:25:23.694Z"},"topicSlugs":["camp-david","logistics","presidential-communications","administration"],"audioDurationSec":11,"audioFiles":[{"file":"240-002.mp3","bytes":262685,"durationSec":10.81,"bitrate":194341,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:36.481Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/240-002.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/240-002","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/240/conversation-240-002","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}