{"conversationCode":"153-036","tapeNumber":153,"conversationNumber":36,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-153-036","startDateTime":"1972-11-16T19:08:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-11-16T19:09:00.000Z","startDate":"16-Nov-1972","startTime":"2:08 PM","endDate":"16-Nov-1972","endTime":"2:09 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\");","description":"On November 16, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. (\"Bob\") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 2:08 pm to 2:09 pm. 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Rogers\n                  -Haldeman’s forthcoming conversation with Rogers\n\n       Second term reorganization\n            -Appointments list\n                  -Conversation with Frederic V. Malek and Haldeman\n                  -Meeting with President\n                        -Haldeman and John D. Ehrlichman\n                             -Malek\n                                   -Location","filename":["153-036.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\")"],"prevCode":"153-035","nextCode":"153-037","transcript":[{"start":0.28,"end":0.86,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":0.89,"end":1.8,"text":"Mr. Holliman."},{"start":1.82,"end":2.01,"text":"Hello."},{"start":2.23,"end":5.43,"text":"Wondered if, uh, whether we, uh, Roger is coming or not."},{"start":5.45,"end":5.83,"text":"Yes, sir."},{"start":5.95,"end":11.07,"text":"He'll be here, uh, uh, and over to see you about between 3.30 and quarter to 4."},{"start":11.89,"end":11.99,"text":"Fine."},{"start":12.02,"end":12.78,"text":"I'll be available any time."},{"start":13.6,"end":14.26,"text":"Okay."},{"start":14.28,"end":15.24,"text":"And I was about to come first."},{"start":15.42,"end":16.66,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":16.68,"end":21.86,"text":"And, uh, I had a couple of other thoughts, uh, on this appointment list."},{"start":21.91,"end":23.53,"text":"I've just worked over the thing now."},{"start":23.55,"end":25.05,"text":"Did you get that one week's work done?"},{"start":25.15,"end":25.39,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":25.73,"end":27.49,"text":"And I wondered if you and, uh,"},{"start":28.03,"end":29.87,"text":"John, want to talk it over a little now?"},{"start":29.97,"end":30.17,"text":"Sure."},{"start":30.19,"end":31.04,"text":"It's a good time."},{"start":31.16,"end":31.38,"text":"Good."},{"start":31.39,"end":32.64,"text":"You want Malik there too, or?"},{"start":32.7,"end":33.24,"text":"He's not here."},{"start":33.62,"end":34.38,"text":"Well, there's the two of you."},{"start":34.4,"end":34.72,"text":"Come on."},{"start":34.74,"end":36.43,"text":"He's coming up tonight, but he's not here now."},{"start":36.49,"end":38.73,"text":"Two of you can come over now, and I'll go over it with you."},{"start":38.75,"end":39.56,"text":"OK. Are you eating now?"},{"start":39.58,"end":39.88,"text":"No, sir."},{"start":40.14,"end":40.76,"text":"All right, fine."},{"start":40.78,"end":41.14,"text":"No."},{"start":41.16,"end":42,"text":"Fine, just come over."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman coordinated the logistics for a meeting with Secretary of State William P. Rogers to discuss second-term administrative reorganization. The two also arranged for an immediate working session with John Ehrlichman to review the latest iteration of the presidential appointments list. These discussions served to prepare the administration's staffing strategy following the recent election.","topics":["Second term reorganization","William P. Rogers","Appointments list","H. R. 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