{"conversationCode":"024-086","tapeNumber":24,"conversationNumber":86,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-024-086","startDateTime":"1972-05-15T21:24:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-05-15T21:30:00.000Z","startDate":"15-May-1972","startTime":"5:24 PM","endDate":"15-May-1972","endTime":"5:30 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\"); White House operator;","description":"On May 15, 1972, H. R. (\"Bob\") Haldeman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:24 pm and 5:30 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 024-086 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. 24-86\n\nDate: May 15, 1972\nTime: Unknown between 5:24 pm and 5:30 pm\nLocation: White House Telephone\n\nH. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman talked with the White House operator.\n\n[See also Conversation No. 724-8C]\n\n     Request for a call to Eugene T. Rossides from John B. Connally","filename":["024-086.mp3"],"tapeStart":"01:34:44","tapeEnd":"01:34:53","participantsList":["Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\")","White House operator"],"prevCode":"024-085","nextCode":"024-087","transcript":[{"start":3.76,"end":7.83,"text":"Mr. Rossides at the Treasury Department on the phone for Secretary Connolly, please."},{"start":8.54,"end":8.84,"text":"Yes, sir."},{"start":8.86,"end":9.06,"text":"Thank you."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"H. R. Haldeman coordinates a telephone connection between Secretary of the Treasury John B. Connally and Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Eugene T. Rossides. Haldeman provides the necessary instructions to the White House operator to facilitate this direct communication. This administrative exchange serves to link two key officials within the Treasury Department for a pending discussion.","topics":["John B. Connally","Eugene T. Rossides","Treasury Department","White House communications","H. R. Haldeman"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T02:54:56.175Z"},"topicSlugs":["john-b-connally","eugene-t-rossides","treasury-department","white-house-communications","h-r-haldeman"],"audioDurationSec":10,"audioFiles":[{"file":"024-086.mp3","bytes":233847,"durationSec":9.67,"bitrate":193373,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:27.840Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/024-086.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/024-086","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/24/conversation-024-086","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}