{"conversationCode":"243-005","tapeNumber":243,"conversationNumber":5,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-243-005","startDateTime":"1973-02-24T13:55:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-02-24T13:56:00.000Z","startDate":"24-Feb-1973","startTime":"8:55 AM","endDate":"24-Feb-1973","endTime":"8:56 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David Operator;","description":"On February 24, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 8:55 am to 8:56 am. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 243-005 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. 243-5\n\nDate: February 24, 1973\nTime: 8:55 pm – 8:56 pm\n\f                                             -4-\n\n                  NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM\n\n                                                            Conversation No. 243-13 (cont’d)\n\nLocation: Camp David Hard Wire\n\nThe President talked with the Camp David operator.\n\n[See Conversation No. 162-4]","filename":["243-005.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Camp David Operator"],"prevCode":"243-004","nextCode":"243-006","transcript":[{"start":3.42,"end":10.48,"text":"Thank you."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon communicated with a Camp David operator to facilitate a telephonic connection. This brief exchange served an administrative function to assist the President in initiating a call while stationed at the Aspen Lodge. No substantive policy discussions or significant political developments occurred during this interaction.","topics":["Camp David","Communications","Telecommunications","Presidential logistics"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T11:28:40.745Z"},"topicSlugs":["camp-david","communications","telecommunications","presidential-logistics"],"audioDurationSec":19,"audioFiles":[{"file":"243-005.mp3","bytes":126976,"durationSec":18.91,"bitrate":53727,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:36.206Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:43:10.018Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/243-005.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/243-005","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/243/conversation-243-005","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}