{"conversationCode":"155-002","tapeNumber":155,"conversationNumber":2,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-155-002","startDateTime":"1972-11-19T18:04:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-11-19T18:05:00.000Z","startDate":"19-Nov-1972","startTime":"1:04 PM","endDate":"19-Nov-1972","endTime":"1:05 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ehrlichman, John D.;","description":"On November 19, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 1:04 pm to 1:05 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 155-002 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"CDST","recordingDevice":"Camp David Study Table","latitudeEstimated":39.648333,"longitudeEstimated":-77.465,"chronCode":"5.2","chronRelease":"Fifth Chronological Release: Part II","chronReleaseDate":"2-Dec-2008","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 155-2\n\nDate: November 19, 1972\nTime: 1:04 pm - 1:05 pm\nLocation: Camp David Study Table\n\nThe President talked with John D. Ehrlichman.\n\f                                             -4-\n\n                  NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM\n\n                                                        Conversation No. 155-2 (cont’d)\n\n[See Conversation No. 227-2]\n\n       [Second term reorganization]\n            -[Cabinet appointments]\n                  -Review with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman\n\n       Weather","filename":["155-002.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Ehrlichman, John D."],"prevCode":"155-001","nextCode":"155-003","transcript":[{"start":0.59,"end":2.35,"text":"Mr. President?"},{"start":2.37,"end":2.65,"text":"Yeah?"},{"start":2.67,"end":4.37,"text":"I have Mr. Ehrlichman returning your call."},{"start":4.39,"end":5.07,"text":"Oh, yeah."},{"start":5.09,"end":6.81,"text":"All right."},{"start":6.83,"end":7.39,"text":"On the line, sir."},{"start":7.42,"end":7.54,"text":"Hello."},{"start":7.83,"end":8.12,"text":"Yes, sir."},{"start":8.42,"end":12.38,"text":"Oh, John, I covered that thing I was trying to call you about with Bob."},{"start":12.46,"end":15.12,"text":"I got him, so I won't bother you."},{"start":15.24,"end":17.04,"text":"You can get out and enjoy the snow."},{"start":18.35,"end":19.09,"text":"It's starting up there."},{"start":20.03,"end":20.57,"text":"It's starting."},{"start":20.89,"end":23.29,"text":"No, it did a little, but I'll talk."},{"start":23.43,"end":23.63,"text":"Okay."},{"start":23.75,"end":24.49,"text":"Right on."},{"start":25.55,"end":25.63,"text":"Bye."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and John Ehrlichman briefly discussed the status of second-term administration reorganization and Cabinet appointments. Nixon informed Ehrlichman that he had already addressed these issues with H.R. Haldeman, rendering a more detailed discussion unnecessary. The brief call concluded with the President encouraging Ehrlichman to enjoy the weather at Camp David.","topics":["White House reorganization","Cabinet appointments","H.R. Haldeman","Administration transition"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T09:01:49.740Z"},"topicSlugs":["white-house-reorganization","cabinet-appointments","h-r-haldeman","administration-transition"],"audioDurationSec":31,"audioFiles":[{"file":"155-002.mp3","bytes":752555,"durationSec":31.24,"bitrate":192715,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:32.999Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:42:56.565Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/155-002.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/155-002","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/155/conversation-155-002","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}