{"conversationCode":"024-023","tapeNumber":24,"conversationNumber":23,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-024-023","startDateTime":"1972-05-09T02:23:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-05-09T02:42:00.000Z","startDate":"8-May-1972","startTime":"10:23 PM","endDate":"8-May-1972","endTime":"10:42 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\"); Rebozo, Charles G. (\"Bebe\");","description":"On May 8, 1972, H. R. (\"Bob\") Haldeman and Charles G. (\"Bebe\") Rebozo talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:23 pm and 10:42 pm. 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(“Bebe”) Rebozo.\n\n[See also Conversation No. 336-69G]\n\n     Greetings\n\n     Vietnam\n          -Blockade\n               -The President's announcement\n                    -Response\n                    -Telephone calls\n                          -Volume\n                          -Sloane McCray\n                                -Support for the President\n                          -Unknown woman\n                                -Telegram\n\n     The President's forthcoming visit with Rebozo","filename":["024-023.mp3"],"tapeStart":"00:22:22","tapeEnd":"00:24:09","participantsList":["Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\")","Rebozo, Charles G. (\"Bebe\")"],"prevCode":"024-022","nextCode":"024-024","transcript":[{"start":1.23,"end":2.11,"text":"Hello."},{"start":2.13,"end":2.41,"text":"Hello."},{"start":2.43,"end":3.05,"text":"Baby, Bob."},{"start":3.39,"end":4.31,"text":"Robert, how are you?"},{"start":4.33,"end":4.75,"text":"Pretty good."},{"start":5.09,"end":7.24,"text":"President wanted to know if you watched TV tonight at all."},{"start":7.26,"end":8.88,"text":"You're damn right I watched it."},{"start":8.9,"end":9.98,"text":"You did, huh?"},{"start":10.18,"end":10.79,"text":"Oh, boy."},{"start":10.8,"end":12.07,"text":"He figured you probably didn't bother."},{"start":12.51,"end":16.15,"text":"Well, I want to tell you, you can tell him that the damn phone's been ringing off the hook."},{"start":17.36,"end":18.62,"text":"But all your girlfriends calling you?"},{"start":19.86,"end":21.68,"text":"I tell you, it's really been remarkable."},{"start":21.74,"end":23.57,"text":"Honest to God, you wouldn't... Really?"},{"start":23.59,"end":25.63,"text":"You always get some calls after speeches."},{"start":26.59,"end":27.79,"text":"But this one here..."},{"start":28.46,"end":29.75,"text":"Really rocked them."},{"start":29.79,"end":30.21,"text":"Really?"},{"start":30.23,"end":32.45,"text":"You're getting more than you usually get?"},{"start":32.51,"end":33.71,"text":"Much more than usual, yeah."},{"start":33.93,"end":35.19,"text":"I'll be darned."},{"start":35.27,"end":36.37,"text":"What are they saying?"},{"start":36.53,"end":40.14,"text":"Well, one fellow who the president knows, Sloan McCray, is a very able fellow."},{"start":40.16,"end":41.44,"text":"He doesn't usually call me."},{"start":41.76,"end":42.36,"text":"McCray?"},{"start":42.38,"end":43.46,"text":"Yeah, he tells me later."},{"start":44,"end":46.68,"text":"But he said, I don't want to take your time because your phone's been busy."},{"start":46.7,"end":47.27,"text":"I know you're busy."},{"start":47.3,"end":53.03,"text":"I just want to tell you, this has to be the greatest American president in my lifetime."},{"start":53.69,"end":55.65,"text":"Here's a fellow who's a lifelong Democrat."},{"start":56.24,"end":58.16,"text":"He says he's the greatest president in his lifetime."},{"start":58.18,"end":60.35,"text":"The greatest American president in his lifetime."},{"start":60.41,"end":61.53,"text":"I'll tell you, it has been."},{"start":62.25,"end":64.19,"text":"One woman called, and I didn't have the heart to find out who it was."},{"start":64.21,"end":66.37,"text":"I didn't know whether she was drunk or too emotional."},{"start":67.05,"end":70.04,"text":"She called and said that she couldn't get Western Union to send him a telegram."},{"start":70.9,"end":71.78,"text":"Why, because it was busy?"},{"start":71.98,"end":72.28,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":72.82,"end":73.08,"text":"Good."},{"start":73.48,"end":75.16,"text":"I said, well, you keep trying."},{"start":75.18,"end":76.34,"text":"She said, well, I've been trying."},{"start":76.36,"end":77.27,"text":"I can't get them."},{"start":77.53,"end":80.01,"text":"And the goddamn Western Union, that's a real problem."},{"start":80.05,"end":80.91,"text":"We had that before."},{"start":81.21,"end":81.81,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":82.63,"end":85,"text":"Tell him to keep trying, though."},{"start":85.18,"end":85.52,"text":"I did."},{"start":86,"end":86.3,"text":"I did."},{"start":87.06,"end":92.63,"text":"No, I tell you, this is just unreal, but it's just tremendous."},{"start":92.65,"end":94.27,"text":"He said to tell you he'd be down this weekend."},{"start":94.43,"end":95.43,"text":"Great."},{"start":95.45,"end":95.75,"text":"Great."},{"start":96.17,"end":96.79,"text":"Early, I hope."},{"start":97.93,"end":98.25,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":98.41,"end":98.55,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":98.75,"end":99.09,"text":"Probably."},{"start":99.59,"end":101.22,"text":"No, it really was fabulous."},{"start":101.48,"end":101.68,"text":"Good."},{"start":101.86,"end":102.72,"text":"Fabulous."},{"start":102.74,"end":103.18,"text":"Good."},{"start":103.44,"end":104.5,"text":"Tell him you're..."},{"start":104.64,"end":105.08,"text":"Okay."},{"start":105.22,"end":105.68,"text":"Thanks, B.B."},{"start":105.88,"end":106.04,"text":"Bye-bye."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"H. 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