Regarding "records of conversation": The difference is that when you tell a memory, it is not proof of it actually happening. If I claim "Hubert said he stole a

Regarding "records of conversation": The difference is that when you tell a memory, it is not proof of it actually happening. If I claim "Hubert said he stole a car", it is far less relevant to anyone interested than an audio recording of him saying "I stole a car".