{"conversationCode":"044-023","tapeNumber":44,"conversationNumber":23,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-044-023","startDateTime":"1973-03-27T17:10:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-03-27T18:16:00.000Z","startDate":"27-Mar-1973","startTime":"12:10 PM","endDate":"27-Mar-1973","endTime":"1:16 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\"); Rogers, William P.;","description":"On March 27, 1973, H. R. (\"Bob\") Haldeman and William P. Rogers talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:10 pm and 1:16 pm. 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Rogers.\n\n[See also Conversation No. 423-3E]\n\n       Rogers's schedule\n            -Meeting with President\n                   -Preparation\n                         -Meeting with Haldeman\n                               -Timing\n\nHaldeman conferred with the President at an unknown time.\n\n       Rogers’s schedule\n            -Meeting with President\n                  -President’s schedule\n                  -Meeting with Haldeman\n                  -Record of meeting","filename":["044-023.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\")","Rogers, William P."],"prevCode":"044-022","nextCode":"044-024","transcript":[{"start":0.03,"end":0.61,"text":"Hello."},{"start":0.79,"end":1.19,"text":"Hi, Bill."},{"start":1.21,"end":1.71,"text":"Hi, Bob."},{"start":1.73,"end":4.46,"text":"Would you be available this afternoon to meet with the president?"},{"start":4.48,"end":5.64,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":5.66,"end":7.12,"text":"What's your time?"},{"start":7.14,"end":8.24,"text":"I'm fairly free this afternoon."},{"start":9.14,"end":14.91,"text":"You ought to get together for a few minutes ahead, and let me give you some background, and then you ought to meet with him."},{"start":15.53,"end":16.83,"text":"Okay."},{"start":16.85,"end":19.18,"text":"What's the earliest convenient time for you?"},{"start":20.76,"end":21.24,"text":"You name it."},{"start":22.36,"end":23.1,"text":"What is it now, 1?"},{"start":23.12,"end":23.52,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":23.7,"end":24.46,"text":"2 o'clock?"},{"start":24.64,"end":25.14,"text":"2 o'clock."},{"start":25.68,"end":26.5,"text":"That's fine."},{"start":26.68,"end":26.9,"text":"Is it?"},{"start":28.29,"end":28.39,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":28.61,"end":28.75,"text":"Okay."},{"start":28.86,"end":31.53,"text":"You have an appointment with the president?"},{"start":31.75,"end":33.33,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":34.03,"end":40.74,"text":"Oh, wait a second."},{"start":40.76,"end":40.86,"text":"Okay."},{"start":40.88,"end":41.86,"text":"How about 2.30?"},{"start":41.88,"end":44.25,"text":"You mean with you or the president?"},{"start":44.35,"end":45.51,"text":"With me."},{"start":46.27,"end":46.79,"text":"That's fine."},{"start":47.37,"end":49.25,"text":"Because the president's tied up for a few minutes at 3."},{"start":49.27,"end":50.84,"text":"He'd be available at 3.15."},{"start":51.22,"end":51.32,"text":"Okay."},{"start":52.02,"end":66.84,"text":"tell my secretary i have an appointment with you uh no i i think you ought to say with the president the president yeah and then just in the building yeah just stop by my office on the way yeah okay i think your record ought to be a meeting with the president right okay okay thank you right bye"}],"aiSummary":{"text":"H. 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