{"conversationCode":"007-090","tapeNumber":7,"conversationNumber":90,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-007-090","startDateTime":"1971-08-11T23:52:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-08-11T23:57:00.000Z","startDate":"11-Aug-1971","startTime":"7:52 PM","endDate":"11-Aug-1971","endTime":"7:57 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\");","description":"On August 11, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. (\"Bob\") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 7:52 pm to 7:57 pm. 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Lindsay\n                         -Reactions\n                                  -Democrats compared with Republicans\n                                  -Television news\n                         -People’s Republic of China [PRC] [?]\n                         -Domestic policy\n                         -Vietnam\n                         -Media\n                         -Internal polls\n                         -New York\n                         -American Federation of Labor Congress of Industrial Organizations\n                          [AFL-CIO] head in New York\n                                  -Peter J. Brennan\n                         -Nelson A. Rockefeller\n                                  -On trip outside of US\n                         -Democrats\n                         -Presidential candidacy\n                                  -Fred R. Harris\n                                  -Lawrence F. O'Brien, Jr.\n                 -Party affiliation switch\n                         -Democrats\n                                  -Republican southern strategy\n                                          -Harry S. Dent\n                                          -Strom Thurmond\n                                  -John B. Connally\n                 -John V. Lindsay\n                         -Robert J. Dole\n                         -The President’s opinion\n                         -H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman’s assessment\n\n**********************************************************************\n\n     News\n         -August\n         -Harmon Killebrew\n         -Relaxation\n              -European countries","filename":["007-090.mp3"],"tapeStart":"03:10:28","tapeEnd":"03:15:18","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\")"],"prevCode":"007-089","nextCode":"007-091","transcript":[{"start":0.03,"end":8.69,"text":"Hello?"},{"start":259.15,"end":278.98,"text":"Yeah, it is."},{"start":279,"end":279.62,"text":"I was just looking at the news."},{"start":279.64,"end":279.78,"text":"Oh, no."},{"start":279.8,"end":280.43,"text":"The biggest news is television."},{"start":280.44,"end":280.7,"text":"It really is."},{"start":280.73,"end":281.15,"text":"People need to relax."},{"start":281.17,"end":282.27,"text":"The world needs a day off."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman discuss the overwhelming influence of television news on public perception and the modern political landscape. The conversation reflects a mutual desire for a reprieve from the intense, constant media cycle surrounding domestic and international affairs. Beyond these observations, they briefly touch upon political developments regarding key figures like John V. 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