{"conversationCode":"183-003","tapeNumber":183,"conversationNumber":3,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-183-003","startDateTime":"1972-11-21T14:33:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-11-21T21:41:00.000Z","startDate":"21-Nov-1972","startTime":"9:33 AM","endDate":"21-Nov-1972","endTime":"4:41 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\"); Camp David Operator; Higby, Lawrence M.;","description":"On November 21, 1972, H. R. (\"Bob\") Haldeman, Camp David operator, and Lawrence M. Higby talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:33 am and 4:41 pm. The Camp David Study Desk taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 183-003 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"CDSD","recordingDevice":"Camp David Study Desk","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. 183-3\n\nDate: November 21, 1972\nTime: Unknown between 9:33 am and 4:41 pm\nLocation: Camp David Study Desk\n\nH. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman talked with the Camp David operator.\n\n       Request for a call to Lawrence M. Higby\n\nHaldeman talked with Higby at an unknown time between 9:33 am and 4:41 pm.\n\n       The President’s schedule\n            -Meeting with Leslie T. (“Bob”) Hope, November 21, 1972\n                  -Request for a call to Hope\n                  -Timing\n                  -Transportation\n                         -Arrangements\n                              -Helicopter\n                                    -Timing\n                                    -Automobile","filename":["183-003.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\")","Camp David Operator","Higby, Lawrence M."],"prevCode":"183-002","nextCode":"183-004","transcript":[{"start":1.03,"end":30.95,"text":"Hello, call Bob Hope and see if he could be here to see the President at 4 o'clock today."},{"start":31.49,"end":35.77,"text":"Yes, and have it choppered up."},{"start":36.51,"end":37.71,"text":"Tom chopper at 315."},{"start":39.48,"end":42.9,"text":"And don't have him wait around for other people."},{"start":43.56,"end":46.44,"text":"For other people to put on, or it won't be."},{"start":48.24,"end":50.15,"text":"So just have a 315 chopper for him."},{"start":50.17,"end":50.53,"text":"Sure."},{"start":50.57,"end":52.51,"text":"Have a car pick him up, you know, on the chest."},{"start":52.93,"end":53.03,"text":"Yep."},{"start":54.01,"end":56.95,"text":"And have it up."},{"start":61.04,"end":61.14,"text":"Okay."},{"start":62.08,"end":62.41,"text":"Thank you."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"H. R. Haldeman coordinates with Lawrence M. Higby to schedule a same-day meeting between President Nixon and Bob Hope at Camp David. Haldeman provides specific logistical instructions, directing that Hope be transported via a 3:15 p.m. helicopter and provided with private car service. The directive emphasizes the need for efficiency, explicitly instructing staff to ensure Hope does not have to wait for other visitors.","topics":["Bob Hope","Presidential scheduling","Logistics","Transportation","Camp David"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T09:42:58.195Z"},"topicSlugs":["bob-hope","presidential-scheduling","logistics","transportation","camp-david"],"audioDurationSec":65,"audioFiles":[{"file":"183-003.mp3","bytes":1570746,"durationSec":65.32,"bitrate":192375,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:33.324Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/183-003.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/183-003","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/183/conversation-183-003","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}