{"conversationCode":"019-180","tapeNumber":19,"conversationNumber":180,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-019-180","startDateTime":"1972-01-30T22:32:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-01-30T22:33:00.000Z","startDate":"30-Jan-1972","startTime":"5:32 PM","endDate":"30-Jan-1972","endTime":"5:33 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\");","description":"On January 30, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. (\"Bob\") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 5:32 pm to 5:33 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 019-180 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"WHT","recordingDevice":"White House Telephone","latitudeEstimated":38.89767,"longitudeEstimated":-77.03655,"chronCode":3,"chronRelease":"Third Chronological Release","chronReleaseDate":"28-Feb-2002","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 19-180\n\nDate: January 30, 1972\nTime: 5:32 pm - 5:33 pm\nLocation: White House Telephone\n\nThe President talked with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.\n\n     “Face the Nation” television appearance\n          -Melvin R. Laird\n          -The President's previous conversation with Charles W. Colson\n                -George P. Shultz\n          -The President's recent call to Shultz\n          -Laird’s performance\n                -Haldeman’s forthcoming check\n\nThe recording was cut off at an unknown time before 5:33 pm.","filename":["019-180.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\")"],"prevCode":"019-179","nextCode":"019-181","transcript":[{"start":1.82,"end":20.06,"text":"Bob, I didn't get to see Mal Laird."},{"start":20.08,"end":21.17,"text":"Colson told me that Shelby could also go, so I called."},{"start":21.19,"end":21.39,"text":"Oh, I did."},{"start":21.41,"end":21.97,"text":"I don't have a report on it."},{"start":21.99,"end":22.55,"text":"I probably got it out there."},{"start":22.57,"end":23.07,"text":"Let me get a check on it."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman discussed the performance of Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird during his recent appearance on 'Face the Nation.' The President followed up on an earlier conversation with Charles Colson regarding George Shultz's potential involvement in similar media appearances. Haldeman committed to investigating the status of the situation and reporting back to the President.","topics":["Melvin Laird","H. R. Haldeman","Face the Nation","Media relations","George Shultz","Charles Colson"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T01:51:31.554Z"},"topicSlugs":["melvin-laird","h-r-haldeman","face-the-nation","media-relations","george-shultz","charles-colson"],"audioDurationSec":25,"audioFiles":[{"file":"019-180.mp3","bytes":599352,"durationSec":24.91,"bitrate":192454,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:24.938Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/019-180.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/019-180","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/19/conversation-019-180","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}