{"conversationCode":"148-018","tapeNumber":148,"conversationNumber":18,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-148-018","startDateTime":"1972-10-11T23:01:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-10-11T23:02:00.000Z","startDate":"11-Oct-1972","startTime":"7:01 PM","endDate":"11-Oct-1972","endTime":"7:02 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\");","description":"On October 11, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. (\"Bob\") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 7:01 pm to 7:02 pm. 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Haig, Jr.\n                -Possible delay of arrival","filename":["148-018.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\")"],"prevCode":"148-017","nextCode":"148-019","transcript":[{"start":0.86,"end":1.9,"text":"Yes, sir."},{"start":1.92,"end":14.84,"text":"Second thought, I think it is not good for me to be in Atlanta before cheering thousands at a time that he arrives back and tell him to delay his flight, his return, until he arrives about 5 o'clock."},{"start":14.96,"end":15.82,"text":"You know what I mean?"},{"start":15.84,"end":16.12,"text":"Good idea."},{"start":16.14,"end":16.62,"text":"Sleep in."},{"start":17.22,"end":17.3,"text":"Yep."},{"start":17.32,"end":20.71,"text":"And then he will see Rogers and me immediately."},{"start":21.55,"end":23.43,"text":"I think what we have to do is to see him together."},{"start":23.81,"end":24.59,"text":"Okay."},{"start":24.71,"end":26.53,"text":"And give him a little flap on the damn thing."},{"start":26.73,"end":27.11,"text":"Okay."},{"start":27.23,"end":28.08,"text":"And be prepared for that."},{"start":28.18,"end":31.16,"text":"And then he and I will have dinner with him and Haig."},{"start":31.18,"end":31.74,"text":"Okay."},{"start":31.76,"end":34.35,"text":"And just the three of us together."},{"start":34.53,"end":34.77,"text":"All right."},{"start":34.81,"end":37.77,"text":"We won't announce that, but he and Haig and I will have dinner together."},{"start":38.37,"end":41.28,"text":"And we won't go to the square, and then we'll have it right at the White House and have a talk."},{"start":41.4,"end":41.5,"text":"Okay."},{"start":41.81,"end":44.42,"text":"He should not arrive when I'm in Atlanta, Bob."},{"start":44.6,"end":44.72,"text":"Okay."},{"start":44.74,"end":45.85,"text":"It would be a hell of a mistake."},{"start":45.87,"end":46.33,"text":"Don't you agree?"},{"start":46.39,"end":46.61,"text":"Yep."},{"start":46.67,"end":48.33,"text":"Tell him to delay there."},{"start":48.37,"end":49.64,"text":"You were through with the parade."},{"start":49.66,"end":50.62,"text":"It might not be bad."},{"start":50.7,"end":52.13,"text":"No, no, no."},{"start":52.15,"end":54.21,"text":"Delay it and have him arrive around 5 o'clock."},{"start":54.45,"end":54.57,"text":"Right."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and H.R. 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