{"conversationCode":"034-123","tapeNumber":34,"conversationNumber":123,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-034-123","startDateTime":"1972-12-17T20:28:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-12-17T20:29:00.000Z","startDate":"17-Dec-1972","startTime":"3:28 PM","endDate":"17-Dec-1972","endTime":"3:29 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\");","description":"On December 17, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. (\"Bob\") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 3:28 pm to 3:29 pm. 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Stans\n            -December 18, 1972\n                  -Diplomatic reception\n            -Camp David\n                  -Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon\n            -December 18, 1972\n                  -Appointments\n                         -Haldeman\n                         -John D. Ehrlichman","filename":["034-123.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\")"],"prevCode":"034-122","nextCode":"034-124","transcript":[{"start":0.47,"end":14.46,"text":"Oh, I just, I tried to get Bull and he was gone, but I just wanted to know, I'm going to go up to Camp David for the night and just put Maury off until 10 o'clock the following day."},{"start":14.52,"end":18.13,"text":"I'll come back tomorrow in time for that diplomatic reception."},{"start":19.83,"end":22.25,"text":"Come back around 2 or 3 o'clock or something like that."},{"start":23.13,"end":24.69,"text":"Or around noon."},{"start":24.73,"end":28.21,"text":"They don't come to 4, so you wouldn't want to go to that until"},{"start":28.67,"end":30.81,"text":"Well, I mean, but she's... Pat's going up, too."},{"start":31.23,"end":31.67,"text":"Oh, good."},{"start":31.85,"end":32.55,"text":"So I'll take..."},{"start":32.57,"end":36.13,"text":"I'll just come back so she can get in time, and I'll just send you back anyway."},{"start":36.16,"end":36.44,"text":"Okay."},{"start":37.28,"end":38.04,"text":"Come back in the morning."},{"start":38.6,"end":41.08,"text":"All set."},{"start":41.1,"end":41.56,"text":"Very good."},{"start":42.08,"end":43.14,"text":"Good job."},{"start":45.46,"end":45.88,"text":"Okay."},{"start":46.28,"end":51.47,"text":"Well, and I guess there's nothing else tomorrow that needs to be done."},{"start":51.81,"end":54.25,"text":"Then we ought to set the time."},{"start":54.88,"end":62.49,"text":"Since they're not coming as far as let's have a meeting, I'll be back in time to have a meeting with you and about those appointments."},{"start":62.67,"end":63.13,"text":"All right."},{"start":63.15,"end":65.53,"text":"Let's plan to have a meeting around 3 o'clock, okay?"},{"start":65.56,"end":66.82,"text":"All right."},{"start":66.84,"end":69,"text":"Very good."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and H. 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