{"conversationCode":"025-031","tapeNumber":25,"conversationNumber":31,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-025-031","startDateTime":"1972-06-10T17:40:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-06-10T20:45:00.000Z","startDate":"10-Jun-1972","startTime":"1:40 PM","endDate":"10-Jun-1972","endTime":"4:45 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\"); Mitchell, John N.;","description":"On June 10, 1972, H. R. (\"Bob\") Haldeman and John N. Mitchell talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:40 pm and 4:45 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 025-031 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. 25-31\n\nDate: June 10, 1972\nTime: Unknown between 1:40 pm and 4:45 pm\nLocation: White House Telephone\n\nH. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman talked with John N. Mitchell.\n\n[See Conversation No. 341-14D]\n\f*****************************************************************\n\n[Previous archivists categorized this section as unintelligible. It has been rereviewed and\nreleased 10/25/2017.]\n[Unintelligible]\n[025-031-w001]\n[Duration: 2m 15s]\n\n     John N. Mitchell’s location\n\n     Patrick J. Buchanan’s assault and strategy book\n           -Step by step plans\n           -Attack strategies\n\n     Preparation for June 11, 1972 television appearance\n\n     Camp David visit\n         -Catching up on work\n\n*****************************************************************","filename":["025-031.mp3"],"tapeStart":"01:19:12","tapeEnd":"01:21:26","participantsList":["Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\")","Mitchell, John N."],"prevCode":"025-030","nextCode":"025-032","transcript":[{"start":0.03,"end":25.27,"text":"Hello."},{"start":25.29,"end":25.41,"text":"Hello."},{"start":25.43,"end":26.05,"text":"How are you doing this morning?"},{"start":26.07,"end":26.43,"text":"Yeah, that's good."},{"start":26.45,"end":26.81,"text":"Yeah, that's good."},{"start":26.83,"end":27.09,"text":"I don't know."},{"start":27.11,"end":27.37,"text":"I don't know."},{"start":27.39,"end":27.65,"text":"I don't know."},{"start":27.67,"end":27.93,"text":"I don't know."},{"start":27.95,"end":28.21,"text":"I don't know."},{"start":37.46,"end":44.13,"text":"I saw something in there."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"H. R. Haldeman and John Mitchell consulted on campaign strategies, specifically discussing Patrick Buchanan's recent book detailing attack methodologies and step-by-step political planning. The conversation also served as a preparatory briefing for Mitchell’s upcoming television appearance on June 11. Additionally, the pair coordinated logistics regarding a scheduled visit to Camp David to focus on administrative catch-up work.","topics":["Patrick Buchanan","Campaign Strategy","Television appearance","Camp David","Political messaging"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T03:05:17.854Z"},"topicSlugs":["patrick-j-buchanan","campaign-strategy","television-appearance","camp-david","political-messaging"],"audioDurationSec":1868,"audioFiles":[{"file":"025-031.mp3","bytes":44833644,"durationSec":1868,"bitrate":192007,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:27.841Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/025-031.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/025-031","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/025/conversation-025-031","catalogNaId":417193685,"catalogUrl":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/417193685","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}