{"conversationCode":"241-002","tapeNumber":241,"conversationNumber":2,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-241-002","startDateTime":"1973-02-02T20:43:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-02-03T01:50:00.000Z","startDate":"2-Feb-1973","startTime":"3:43 PM","endDate":"2-Feb-1973","endTime":"8:50 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Kissinger, Henry A.; Camp David Operator; [Unknown person(s)];","description":"On February 2, 1973, Henry A. Kissinger, Camp David operator, and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:43 pm and 8:50 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 241-002 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"CDHW","recordingDevice":"Camp David Hard Wire","latitudeEstimated":39.648333,"longitudeEstimated":-77.465,"chronCode":"5.4","chronRelease":"Fifth Chronological Release: Part IV","chronReleaseDate":"8-Dec-2010","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 241-002\n\nDate: February 2, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 3:43 pm and 8:50 pm\nLocation: Camp David Hard Wire\n\nHenry A. Kissinger talked with the Camp David Operator and an unknown woman.\n\n       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542\n\n[See Conversation No. 186-004]","filename":["241-002.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Kissinger, Henry A.","Camp David Operator","[Unknown person(s)]"],"prevCode":"241-001","nextCode":"241-003","transcript":[{"start":6.21,"end":21.07,"text":"Can you ring my office?"},{"start":21.09,"end":24.57,"text":"No, no."},{"start":24.65,"end":24.77,"text":"Hello?"},{"start":24.79,"end":34.6,"text":"Yes, can you tell me any calls that came in this afternoon?"},{"start":34.62,"end":34.94,"text":"Yes, a wild one."},{"start":34.96,"end":35.4,"text":"A full house."},{"start":37.27,"end":39.74,"text":"Yes, go cross there."},{"start":43.72,"end":45.71,"text":"Ritting off to the freedom."},{"start":45.79,"end":50.31,"text":"You checked that it didn't refer to the November, but to the January."},{"start":50.33,"end":52.23,"text":"Good."},{"start":52.26,"end":53.42,"text":"Ah, well, he's all gone."},{"start":53.52,"end":58.74,"text":"Anything else of consequence?"},{"start":58.77,"end":59.1,"text":"Yes."},{"start":64.87,"end":66.88,"text":"I wonder if somebody could call Ms. Hartman"},{"start":67.8,"end":73.87,"text":"2297325 and explain that I've been constantly tied up with the President and the Prime Minister."},{"start":75.09,"end":77.62,"text":"And I'm a prisoner and can't make any private calls."},{"start":79.78,"end":80.24,"text":"Okay?"},{"start":80.26,"end":85.81,"text":"325, yes."},{"start":85.83,"end":86.22,"text":"Thank you."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"Henry Kissinger consulted with the Camp David operator to review incoming correspondence and clarify details regarding specific documentation. He prioritized his official duties, citing his ongoing engagement with the President and the Prime Minister as the reason for his restricted availability. Furthermore, he directed the operator to contact Ms. Hartman to explain his inability to make personal calls due to these demanding diplomatic responsibilities.","topics":["Henry Kissinger","Camp David","Diplomatic schedule","Communications management","Administrative coordination"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T11:26:37.298Z"},"topicSlugs":["henry-kissinger","camp-david","diplomatic-schedule","communications-management","administrative-coordination"],"audioDurationSec":93,"audioFiles":[{"file":"241-002.mp3","bytes":679936,"durationSec":92.88,"bitrate":58564,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:36.481Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:43:09.698Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/241-002.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/241-002","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/241/conversation-241-002","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}