{"conversationCode":"028-041","tapeNumber":28,"conversationNumber":41,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-028-041","startDateTime":"1972-08-02T13:33:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-08-02T14:34:00.000Z","startDate":"2-Aug-1972","startTime":"9:33 AM","endDate":"2-Aug-1972","endTime":"10:34 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\"); Mitchell, John N.;","description":"On August 2, 1972, H. R. (\"Bob\") Haldeman and John N. Mitchell talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:33 am and 10:34 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 028-041 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"WHT","recordingDevice":"White House Telephone","latitudeEstimated":38.89767,"longitudeEstimated":-77.03655,"chronCode":4,"chronRelease":"Fourth Chronological Release","chronReleaseDate":"10-Dec-2003","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 28-41\n\nDate: August 2, 1972\nTime: Unknown between 9:33 am and 10:34 am\nLocation: White House Telephone\n\nH. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman talked with John N. Mitchell.\n\n[See Conversation No. 759-2B]\n\n     The President's meeting with John B. Connally, Herbert Brownell, Mitchell, Warren E.\n          Burger\n          -Arrangements\n          -Mitchell's attendance\n          -Return call\n          -Brownell\n                -Arrangements","filename":["028-041.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\")","Mitchell, John N."],"prevCode":"028-040","nextCode":"028-042","transcript":[{"start":2.75,"end":5.61,"text":"Yes, I have Mr. Mitchell now."},{"start":5.63,"end":6.95,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":7.74,"end":8.5,"text":"There you are."},{"start":8.52,"end":8.68,"text":"Hello."},{"start":8.7,"end":9.82,"text":"Hi, John."},{"start":9.84,"end":20.45,"text":"Can we put together a dinner with the president for this evening with Brownell and Conley, do you think?"},{"start":20.47,"end":21.57,"text":"And you?"},{"start":21.59,"end":23.34,"text":"I would hope so."},{"start":23.36,"end":23.68,"text":"I don't know."},{"start":23.86,"end":25.48,"text":"We've got a few problems in that direction."},{"start":25.5,"end":26.48,"text":"Do you want me to call Brownell?"},{"start":26.58,"end":27.98,"text":"Yeah, if you can make it."},{"start":30.05,"end":30.97,"text":"Do you have a problem?"},{"start":31.39,"end":32.03,"text":"I may."},{"start":33.31,"end":51.81,"text":"I know the president wants you there, and I don't think we should do it if you can't make it."},{"start":53.15,"end":54.17,"text":"We'll shoot for another night."},{"start":54.22,"end":57.94,"text":"Why don't you see?"},{"start":59.12,"end":61.61,"text":"If you can make it, why don't you go ahead and check with Brownell?"},{"start":61.99,"end":69.75,"text":"And if you can't, we'll try to shoot for another time."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"H. R. Haldeman and John Mitchell coordinate a dinner meeting between President Nixon, John Connally, Herbert Brownell, and Mitchell himself. Haldeman emphasizes the President's desire for Mitchell’s attendance, noting that the event should be rescheduled if Mitchell is unavailable. Mitchell agrees to contact Brownell to verify their schedules and determine the feasibility of holding the meeting that evening.","topics":["Scheduling","John B. Connally","Herbert Brownell","White House meetings"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T03:33:10.560Z"},"topicSlugs":["scheduling","john-b-connally","herbert-brownell","white-house-meetings"],"audioDurationSec":70,"audioFiles":[{"file":"028-041.mp3","bytes":1126014,"durationSec":70.37,"bitrate":128003,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:28.232Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/028-041.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/028-041","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/28/conversation-028-041","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}