{"conversationCode":"008-001","tapeNumber":8,"conversationNumber":1,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-008-001","startDateTime":"1971-08-16T17:08:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-08-16T17:18:00.000Z","startDate":"16-Aug-1971","startTime":"1:08 PM","endDate":"16-Aug-1971","endTime":"1:18 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\"); White House operator; Nixon, Richard M. (President);","description":"On August 16, 1971, H. R. (\"Bob\") Haldeman, White House operator, and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:08 pm and 1:18 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 008-001 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"WHT","recordingDevice":"White House Telephone","latitudeEstimated":38.89767,"longitudeEstimated":-77.03655,"chronCode":2,"chronRelease":"Second Chronological Release","chronReleaseDate":"26-Oct-2000","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 8-1\n\nDate: August 16, 1971\nTime: Unknown between 1:08 pm and 1:18 pm\nLocation: White House Telephone\n\nH. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman talked with the White House operator; the President can be heard in the\nbackground.\n\n[See Conversation No. 564-4/565-1N]\n\n     Request for call to Peter M. Flanigan\n         -Flanigan’s location\n\n     Request for call to Flanigan's office\n\n     Haldeman talked with Flanigan's secretary\n\n     Flanigan's schedule","filename":["008-001.mp3"],"tapeStart":"00:00:30","tapeEnd":"00:01:07","participantsList":["Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\")","White House operator","Nixon, Richard M. (President)"],"prevCode":"007-167","nextCode":"008-002","transcript":[{"start":2.61,"end":11.32,"text":"This is Haldeman, Pete Flanagan, please."},{"start":11.36,"end":13.41,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":15.37,"end":17.29,"text":"Yes, sir."},{"start":22.5,"end":23.6,"text":"Is he in his office?"},{"start":24.08,"end":25.04,"text":"I don't believe so."},{"start":25.84,"end":27.23,"text":"Just ring his office, let me talk to them."},{"start":27.25,"end":28.85,"text":"Alright, thank you."},{"start":29.25,"end":29.37,"text":"Hello?"},{"start":29.39,"end":30.47,"text":"Hello, Mr. Flanagan, what's up?"},{"start":30.49,"end":31.27,"text":"Is Pete back?"},{"start":31.42,"end":34.87,"text":"No, I'll be back at about 4.15 in the office."},{"start":34.93,"end":36.62,"text":"4.15, okay, thank you."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"H. R. Haldeman initiated a telephone call to locate Peter M. Flanigan on behalf of President Nixon. After failing to reach Flanigan directly at his office, Haldeman spoke with an administrative assistant to confirm his whereabouts and expected return time. This logistical exchange was intended to facilitate a follow-up communication between the President and Flanigan later that afternoon.","topics":["White House administration","Peter M. Flanigan","Scheduling","Logistics","Communication management"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-05T22:39:04.437Z"},"topicSlugs":["white-house-administration","peter-m-flanigan","scheduling","logistics","communication-management"],"audioDurationSec":37,"audioFiles":[{"file":"008-001.mp3","bytes":896521,"durationSec":37.29,"bitrate":192311,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:21.708Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/008-001.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/008-001","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/8/conversation-008-001","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}