{"conversationCode":"140-054","tapeNumber":140,"conversationNumber":54,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-140-054","startDateTime":"1972-08-21T02:32:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-08-21T02:33:00.000Z","startDate":"20-Aug-1972","startTime":"10:32 PM","endDate":"20-Aug-1972","endTime":"10:33 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\");","description":"On August 20, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. (\"Bob\") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 10:32 pm to 10:33 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 140-054 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"CDST","recordingDevice":"Camp David Study Table","latitudeEstimated":39.648333,"longitudeEstimated":-77.465,"chronCode":4,"chronRelease":"Fourth Chronological Release","chronReleaseDate":"10-Dec-2003","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 140-54\n\nDate: August 20, 1972\nTime: 10:32 pm - 10:33 pm\nLocation: Camp David Study Table\n\nThe President talked with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.\n\n[See Conversation No. 206-22]\n\n     The President’s forthcoming acceptance speech\n          -Changes\n          -Haldeman’s location\n               -Laurel Cabin\n               -Sycamore Cabin\n          -Reading of speech","filename":["140-054.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\")"],"prevCode":"140-053","nextCode":"140-055","transcript":[{"start":6.16,"end":6.74,"text":"Hello."},{"start":6.92,"end":7.18,"text":"Yes, sir."},{"start":8.64,"end":10.82,"text":"Well, I shifted that around a little."},{"start":10.88,"end":12.54,"text":"I think it'll work."},{"start":14.29,"end":15.11,"text":"It's a good suggestion."},{"start":15.49,"end":16.17,"text":"Good."},{"start":18.19,"end":18.89,"text":"Are you at Laurel?"},{"start":19.81,"end":23.02,"text":"No, I'm over at Sycamore."},{"start":23.04,"end":25.38,"text":"Oh, I see."},{"start":25.4,"end":26.3,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":26.32,"end":27.18,"text":"Why don't you..."},{"start":29.95,"end":30.91,"text":"I'll drop over to Laurel."},{"start":30.99,"end":32.69,"text":"I need a little walk anyway."},{"start":33.03,"end":35.25,"text":"Would you take another..."},{"start":35.82,"end":37.66,"text":"Listen to it, because I think it's about right now."},{"start":38,"end":38.83,"text":"Okay, fine."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman consulted regarding revisions to the President’s forthcoming acceptance speech. Nixon confirmed that he had implemented specific structural changes to the text and requested that Haldeman review the updated version for final approval. The two agreed to meet at Laurel Cabin to facilitate the review process.","topics":["Richard Nixon","H. R. Haldeman","Acceptance speech","Speechwriting","Camp David"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T08:43:14.195Z"},"topicSlugs":["richard-nixon","h-r-haldeman","acceptance-speech","speechwriting","camp-david"],"audioDurationSec":47,"audioFiles":[{"file":"140-054.mp3","bytes":1121592,"durationSec":46.67,"bitrate":192272,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:32.999Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:42:54.135Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/140-054.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/140-054","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/140/conversation-140-054","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}