{"conversationCode":"011-022","tapeNumber":11,"conversationNumber":22,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-011-022","startDateTime":"1971-10-08T03:35:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-10-08T03:44:00.000Z","startDate":"7-Oct-1971","startTime":"11:35 PM","endDate":"7-Oct-1971","endTime":"11:44 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\");","description":"On October 7, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. (\"Bob\") Haldeman talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:35 pm and 11:44 pm. 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Moorer","filename":["011-022.mp3"],"tapeStart":"00:33:53","tapeEnd":"00:36:49","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\")"],"prevCode":"011-021","nextCode":"011-023","transcript":[{"start":2.87,"end":23.14,"text":"That was a furry thing he even put on there."},{"start":23.16,"end":23.28,"text":"Right."},{"start":23.3,"end":23.94,"text":"Really needs a lot of attention."},{"start":23.96,"end":24.06,"text":"Well."},{"start":30.19,"end":51.6,"text":"All right."},{"start":51.62,"end":51.82,"text":"Very nice."},{"start":59.65,"end":80.78,"text":"you know it's sure the right way for you to come into a theater is to do the announcement like that if there's any officer or anything at all that can do it come in either at the half time or after everybody's down that's right you should come in"},{"start":81.61,"end":103.86,"text":"Just as the Orgature's about to start, they're going to do the National Anthem, and they should be just ready to do it, and instead of starting yet, they should do well for as far as they should bring you in."},{"start":103.88,"end":104,"text":"Right."},{"start":104.02,"end":105.42,"text":"And then cut right to the National Anthem, and then start the concert."},{"start":105.44,"end":105.56,"text":"Right."},{"start":105.58,"end":108.97,"text":"If you come at the beginning, if you come in the middle somewhere, they should just do as you did tonight, pull the number in, and then have them announce it right here."},{"start":108.98,"end":109.11,"text":"Right."},{"start":109.13,"end":110.13,"text":"It's a big throw to the people that have to do it."},{"start":111.05,"end":135.47,"text":"think it's good you know in another thing too it's good to do a thing like this oh i know that yeah"},{"start":139.16,"end":162.88,"text":"It means a lot to a fellow like Haig."},{"start":162.9,"end":163.48,"text":"Was Haig sitting in your box?"},{"start":163.5,"end":163.6,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":163.62,"end":163.96,"text":"Oh, that's great."},{"start":163.98,"end":164.1,"text":"Great."},{"start":164.12,"end":164.24,"text":"Right."},{"start":164.26,"end":164.88,"text":"I wondered who was in your box."},{"start":164.9,"end":165.02,"text":"Right."},{"start":165.04,"end":165.48,"text":"Well, we probably did."},{"start":165.5,"end":166.72,"text":"Yeah, I thought maybe Tom Moore or somebody on the general."},{"start":166.74,"end":167.3,"text":"Well, it's the way to do it."},{"start":167.32,"end":168.06,"text":"We probably had to get a hold of him."},{"start":168.09,"end":168.21,"text":"Right."},{"start":168.22,"end":168.34,"text":"Right."},{"start":169.2,"end":174.49,"text":"Well, okay."},{"start":174.5,"end":174.61,"text":"Okay."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman debriefed on the President’s recent attendance at the Kennedy Center, focusing specifically on the protocol for his theatrical arrivals. They discussed the effectiveness of coordinating his entrance to coincide with the National Anthem or musical intervals to maximize impact. Additionally, they briefly touched upon the President’s recent company in the presidential box, acknowledging the political value of hosting figures like Alexander Haig.","topics":["Kennedy Center","Presidential Protocol","Public Relations","Alexander Haig","White House Scheduling"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-05T23:17:17.560Z"},"topicSlugs":["kennedy-center","presidential-protocol","public-relations","alexander-haig","white-house-scheduling"],"audioDurationSec":175,"audioFiles":[{"file":"011-022.mp3","bytes":5592037,"durationSec":174.62,"bitrate":256185,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:22.040Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:42:35.683Z","transcriptGapSeconds":90,"transcriptGapShare":0.51,"transcriptQuality":"incomplete","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/011-022.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/011-022","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/11/conversation-011-022","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). 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