{"conversationCode":"172-012","tapeNumber":172,"conversationNumber":12,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-172-012","startDateTime":"1972-06-09T23:12:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-06-09T23:13:00.000Z","startDate":"9-Jun-1972","startTime":"7:12 PM","endDate":"9-Jun-1972","endTime":"7:13 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\");","description":"On June 9, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. (\"Bob\") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 7:12 pm to 7:13 pm. 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Haldeman.\n\n[See Conversation No. 192-19]\n\n*****************************************************************\n\nBEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1\n[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 11/07/2017.\n55s cleared for release with two segments of 22s and 4s remaining closed as 172-012-w001 and\n172-012-w002 respectively.]\n[172-012-w001]\n[Personal returnable]\n[Duration: 22s]\n\nEND WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1\n\n*****************************************************************\n\n       Helicopter availability\n            -Standby\n\n       Return to the White House\n            -Timing\n\n*****************************************************************\n\nBEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2\n[172-012-w002]\n[Personal returnable]\n[Duration: 4s]\n\nEND WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2\n\n*****************************************************************\n\n      Timing to return to the White House\n\n      Return of other Camp David guests\n\n*****************************************************************","filename":["172-012.mp3"],"tapeStart":"01:05:58","tapeEnd":"00:00:00","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\")"],"prevCode":"172-011","nextCode":"174-001","transcript":[{"start":22.11,"end":24.03,"text":"Let me ask you, what is available?"},{"start":24.79,"end":27.35,"text":"Is the helicopter available if I wanted to go down there?"},{"start":27.37,"end":28.7,"text":"Because I think the... Oh, sure."},{"start":29.14,"end":30.34,"text":"Yeah, they have it available."},{"start":30.48,"end":30.82,"text":"Yes, sir."},{"start":32.16,"end":32.88,"text":"Anytime you want it."},{"start":36.14,"end":37.28,"text":"All right."},{"start":37.48,"end":47.2,"text":"Well... Yeah, they keep yours up here on standby, so that's... Well, I think that I should... Take them a few minutes, you know, to roll it out and crank it up."},{"start":47.7,"end":50.36,"text":"No, we could say they'd be ready in a half hour."},{"start":50.58,"end":50.74,"text":"Sure."},{"start":54.53,"end":55.63,"text":"Well, we'll say 8 o'clock."},{"start":56.37,"end":56.69,"text":"8 o'clock?"},{"start":56.93,"end":59.09,"text":"8 o'clock, which will give them time to whatever they're doing."},{"start":59.23,"end":59.53,"text":"Okay."},{"start":60.13,"end":60.91,"text":"So forth and so on."},{"start":61.27,"end":61.55,"text":"Okay."},{"start":61.79,"end":63.27,"text":"And we'll go back."},{"start":68.44,"end":69.4,"text":"All right, fine."},{"start":69.42,"end":69.7,"text":"8 o'clock."},{"start":69.74,"end":71.46,"text":"Others don't have to go."},{"start":71.48,"end":72.5,"text":"You know what I mean?"},{"start":72.52,"end":75.84,"text":"There's no reason for other people to go down because I am."},{"start":75.9,"end":76.46,"text":"Okay."},{"start":76.64,"end":77.19,"text":"Okay, very good."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and H. 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