{"conversationCode":"031-114","tapeNumber":31,"conversationNumber":114,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-031-114","startDateTime":"1972-10-18T11:53:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-10-18T11:55:00.000Z","startDate":"18-Oct-1972","startTime":"7:53 AM","endDate":"18-Oct-1972","endTime":"7:55 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\");","description":"On October 18, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. (\"Bob\") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 7:53 am to 7:55 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 031-114 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. 31-114\n\nDate: October 18, 1972\nTime: 7:53 am - 7:55 am\nLocation: White House Telephone\n\nThe President talked with H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.\n\n[See Conversation No. 369-5]\n\n        The President's scheduling\n            -Map of New England\n            -The President's morning schedule\n            -Haldeman's morning schedule","filename":["031-114.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\")"],"prevCode":"031-113","nextCode":"031-115","transcript":[{"start":0.54,"end":1.42,"text":"Hello."},{"start":1.6,"end":3.82,"text":"Mr. President, I have Mr. Hallerman for you."},{"start":3.84,"end":4.12,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":5.06,"end":5.9,"text":"Yeah, please."},{"start":5.92,"end":6.04,"text":"Hello."},{"start":7.24,"end":20.24,"text":"Before you get too tied up in the staff work and so forth, I think we ought to talk a little bit more about that scheduling thing so that we can... Because if anything is going to be done on that, you're going to have to start romping on a few people a day."},{"start":20.6,"end":21.46,"text":"I started last night."},{"start":22.58,"end":23.02,"text":"Okay."},{"start":24.78,"end":28.48,"text":"When you do come over, would you... And at that set, I'm at the..."},{"start":28.79,"end":35.32,"text":"Bring me a map that I can see and understand, you know what I mean, without the cities on it, you know what I mean?"},{"start":35.9,"end":38.07,"text":"Or at least the cities on it, but not the roads, okay?"},{"start":38.09,"end":38.51,"text":"Yes, sir."},{"start":38.91,"end":40.15,"text":"Do you want me to come over now?"},{"start":40.47,"end":41.31,"text":"No, why not?"},{"start":41.33,"end":42.09,"text":"Unless you're in a meeting."},{"start":42.26,"end":43.52,"text":"I mean, if you're in a meeting, I can wait."},{"start":43.56,"end":49.41,"text":"I always start at 8, and then I'll be through about quarter to 9, or I can come over now, whichever you want."},{"start":51.75,"end":52.88,"text":"Let me come over about 8.15."},{"start":52.91,"end":54.42,"text":"Let me catch the 8 o'clock meeting."},{"start":54.48,"end":56.9,"text":"Catch the 8 o'clock and make it a little shorter than usual."},{"start":56.94,"end":57.22,"text":"Right."},{"start":57.41,"end":57.7,"text":"Yes, sir."},{"start":57.75,"end":58.31,"text":"Bye."},{"start":58.33,"end":60.03,"text":"And 8.15, 8.30 is fine."},{"start":60.07,"end":61.07,"text":"I'm doing a little dictating."},{"start":61.13,"end":62.8,"text":"I feel a little light up."},{"start":62.82,"end":63.26,"text":"Right."},{"start":63.28,"end":63.6,"text":"Okay."},{"start":63.78,"end":64.16,"text":"Don't hurry."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman coordinated their morning schedules to ensure sufficient time for high-level planning. Nixon instructed Haldeman to prepare a specific map of New England that prioritizes city locations while omitting road details for easier visualization. The two agreed to convene at 8:15 a.m. following Haldeman's brief attendance at an 8:00 a.m. staff meeting.","topics":["Presidential scheduling","Logistics","New England","White House staff","H. R. Haldeman"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T03:56:30.321Z"},"topicSlugs":["presidential-scheduling","logistics","new-england","white-house-staff","h-r-haldeman"],"audioDurationSec":69,"audioFiles":[{"file":"031-114.mp3","bytes":1668283,"durationSec":69.45,"bitrate":192161,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:28.233Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/031-114.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/031-114","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/31/conversation-031-114","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}