{"conversationCode":"036-078","tapeNumber":36,"conversationNumber":78,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-036-078","startDateTime":"1973-01-23T17:43:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-01-23T18:01:00.000Z","startDate":"23-Jan-1973","startTime":"12:43 PM","endDate":"23-Jan-1973","endTime":"1:01 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\"); White House operator; Haig, Alexander M., Jr.;","description":"On January 23, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. (\"Bob\") Haldeman, White House operator, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:43 pm and 1:01 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 036-078 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"WHT","recordingDevice":"White House Telephone","latitudeEstimated":38.89767,"longitudeEstimated":-77.03655,"chronCode":"5.3","chronRelease":"Fifth Chronological Release: Part III","chronReleaseDate":"23-Jun-2009","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 36-78\n\nDate: January 23, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 12:43 pm and 1:01 pm\nLocation: White House Telephone\n\nH. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman talked with the White House operator.\n\n[See also Conversation No. 404-11I]\n\f                                             -49-\n\n                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM\n\n                                                              Conversation No. 36-78 (cont’d)\n\n       Request for a telephone call to William E. Timmons\n\nHaldeman talked with the President and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. in background.\n\n       The President’s schedule\n            -Vietnam settlement announcement\n                  -Cabinet meeting\n                  -Congressional leaders\n                  -Melvin R. Laird\n                  -Leadership meeting","filename":["036-078.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\")","White House operator","Haig, Alexander M., Jr."],"prevCode":"036-077","nextCode":"036-079","transcript":[{"start":1.65,"end":2.41,"text":"No, no."},{"start":7.58,"end":8.49,"text":"Yes, sir."},{"start":8.73,"end":16.29,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":24.53,"end":44.24,"text":"Mr. Timmons is on the other line."},{"start":44.26,"end":53.48,"text":"Can he call you right back or do you want to hold just a second?"},{"start":53.49,"end":53.59,"text":"Okay."},{"start":56.04,"end":56.78,"text":"at 8.30."},{"start":59.38,"end":62.35,"text":"The cabinet room."},{"start":62.37,"end":63.79,"text":"Yeah, tonight."},{"start":69.4,"end":69.92,"text":"They're not here."},{"start":70.34,"end":70.64,"text":"No, sir."},{"start":72.08,"end":81.29,"text":"But there is a cabinet meeting at 8.30 prior to the leaders meeting."},{"start":81.31,"end":82.44,"text":"8.30 tonight is..."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon, H.R. Haldeman, and Alexander Haig coordinated the scheduling of a series of high-level meetings regarding the upcoming Vietnam peace settlement announcement. The group finalized plans for an 8:30 p.m. Cabinet meeting followed by a session with Congressional leadership. Additionally, the President initiated a request for a follow-up telephone call with William E. Timmons to address these administrative preparations.","topics":["Vietnam peace settlement","Cabinet meeting","Congressional leaders","White House scheduling","William E. Timmons"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T05:02:26.555Z"},"topicSlugs":["vietnam-peace-settlement","cabinet-meeting","congressional-leaders","white-house-scheduling","william-e-timmons"],"audioDurationSec":88,"audioFiles":[{"file":"036-078.mp3","bytes":2104917,"durationSec":87.57,"bitrate":192288,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:29.788Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:42:41.775Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/036-078.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/036-078","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/36/conversation-036-078","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}