{"conversationCode":"267-012","tapeNumber":267,"conversationNumber":12,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-267-012","startDateTime":"1971-07-30T20:00:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-07-30T20:17:00.000Z","startDate":"30-Jul-1971","startTime":"4:00 PM","endDate":"30-Jul-1971","endTime":"4:17 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Nixon, Thelma C. (\"Pat\") (Ryan);","description":"On July 30, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. (\"Pat\") (Ryan) Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:00 pm and 4:17 pm. 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(\"Pat\") (Ryan)"],"prevCode":"267-011","nextCode":"267-013","transcript":[{"start":0.03,"end":7.62,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":15.17,"end":16.09,"text":"Hello."},{"start":16.11,"end":24.3,"text":"Uh, I'm going, uh, I'm going to come up to Kansas City at about 5.30 or so."},{"start":24.32,"end":24.43,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":24.45,"end":25.17,"text":"Oh, yeah, but, oh, you should, yeah."},{"start":25.19,"end":25.43,"text":"Well, yeah."},{"start":25.45,"end":25.55,"text":"Good."},{"start":25.57,"end":25.67,"text":"Good."},{"start":25.69,"end":25.89,"text":"Oh, great."},{"start":25.91,"end":26.39,"text":"That is great."},{"start":26.41,"end":27.03,"text":"But I'd go right up."},{"start":27.05,"end":27.91,"text":"I wouldn't sleep here."},{"start":27.93,"end":28.67,"text":"I'd just go right up there."},{"start":30.27,"end":53.13,"text":"And that, and actually it's better there, you know, I was being a little bit, you know, there was something wrong with my air conditioner right before last night."},{"start":53.15,"end":53.75,"text":"And, uh, yeah, well, I'm home."},{"start":53.77,"end":54.66,"text":"I've got to have to take another look at it."},{"start":54.67,"end":55.46,"text":"It heats up and everything gets to hum."},{"start":55.48,"end":56.66,"text":"They better take a look and just see if it's still humming."},{"start":56.68,"end":57.9,"text":"Yeah, it didn't hum as much last night, but it did bother me."},{"start":59.06,"end":78.22,"text":"We did it yesterday."},{"start":78.25,"end":78.79,"text":"They were coming yesterday."},{"start":78.81,"end":82.13,"text":"But you just see if the air conditioner is still on."},{"start":82.15,"end":82.76,"text":"But then you go on up and off."},{"start":82.78,"end":83.26,"text":"We have Julie coming up."},{"start":83.28,"end":84.36,"text":"And tell Teresa that we will be up Wednesday for sure."},{"start":84.38,"end":84.72,"text":"It's all set now."},{"start":84.74,"end":84.84,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":84.86,"end":85.1,"text":"All right."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Richard Nixon and First Lady Pat Nixon discussed logistical plans for their upcoming trip to Camp David and travel arrangements for their daughters. The President expressed concerns regarding persistent noise and mechanical issues with the air conditioning system at the retreat. They coordinated family schedules, noting that Julie Nixon Eisenhower would not be joining them and confirming the dates for a visit to Tricia Nixon Cox.","topics":["Camp David","Pat Nixon","Family logistics","Facility maintenance","Air conditioning"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T12:28:30.977Z"},"topicSlugs":["camp-david","pat-nixon","family-logistics","facility-maintenance","air-conditioning"],"audioDurationSec":85,"audioFiles":[{"file":"267-012.mp3","bytes":3408248,"durationSec":85.06,"bitrate":320566,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:38.007Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/267-012.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/267-012","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/267/conversation-267-012","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). 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