{"conversationCode":"204-006","tapeNumber":204,"conversationNumber":6,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-204-006","startDateTime":"1972-08-18T03:02:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-08-18T03:04:00.000Z","startDate":"17-Aug-1972","startTime":"11:02 PM","endDate":"17-Aug-1972","endTime":"11:04 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\");","description":"On August 17, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. (\"Bob\") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 11:02 pm to 11:04 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 204-006 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"CDHW","recordingDevice":"Camp David Hard Wire","latitudeEstimated":39.648333,"longitudeEstimated":-77.465,"chronCode":4,"chronRelease":"Fourth Chronological Release","chronReleaseDate":"10-Dec-2003","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 204-6\n\nDate: August 17, 1972\nTime: 11:02 pm - 11:04 pm\nLocation: Camp David Hard Wire\n\nThe President talked with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.\n\n[See Conversation No. 140-31]","filename":["204-006.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\")"],"prevCode":"204-005","nextCode":"204-007","transcript":[{"start":5.79,"end":29.67,"text":"His stuff doesn't fit as well, basically."},{"start":29.69,"end":30.11,"text":"It's a little sloppy."},{"start":30.13,"end":30.59,"text":"But he doesn't have to."},{"start":30.61,"end":31.73,"text":"I just have to tell him just to do it the way I want to."},{"start":31.75,"end":32.39,"text":"I'm getting things off the wall."},{"start":32.41,"end":34.29,"text":"I work with him some future time because he hasn't struggled as much as I have."},{"start":49.74,"end":69.17,"text":"I think he better go."},{"start":69.19,"end":76.2,"text":"There's no hurry."},{"start":76.22,"end":76.78,"text":"No, no hurry."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman briefly discussed the performance and professional shortcomings of an unidentified subordinate. Nixon expressed frustration with the individual's lack of precision and rigorous work ethic, ultimately determining that the person should be replaced. The pair agreed there was no immediate urgency to finalize the staff departure.","topics":["personnel changes","staff management","H. R. Haldeman","work performance"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T10:19:08.389Z"},"topicSlugs":["personnel-changes","staff-management","h-r-haldeman","work-performance"],"audioDurationSec":89,"audioFiles":[{"file":"204-006.mp3","bytes":2144756,"durationSec":89.29,"bitrate":192153,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:35.864Z","transcriptGapSeconds":43,"transcriptGapShare":0.49,"transcriptQuality":"incomplete","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/204-006.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/204-006","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/204/conversation-204-006","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}