{"conversationCode":"219-026","tapeNumber":219,"conversationNumber":26,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-219-026","startDateTime":"1972-10-11T23:01:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-10-11T23:02:00.000Z","startDate":"11-Oct-1972","startTime":"7:01 PM","endDate":"11-Oct-1972","endTime":"7:02 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\");","description":"On October 11, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. (\"Bob\") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 7:01 pm to 7:02 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 219-026 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. 219-26\n\nDate: October 11, 1972\n\nTime: 7:01 pm - 7:02 pm\nLocation: Camp David Hard Wire\n\nThe President talked with H.R. (\"Bob\") Haldeman.\n\n[See Conversation No. 148-18]","filename":["219-026.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\")"],"prevCode":"219-025","nextCode":"219-027","transcript":[{"start":0.37,"end":8.76,"text":"I kind of thought, I think it is not good for me to be in Atlanta before cheering thousands at a time that he arrives back."},{"start":8.78,"end":12.6,"text":"And it's telling us to delay his flight, his return."},{"start":12.62,"end":17.51,"text":"So he arrives about 5 o'clock, you know what I mean?"},{"start":17.53,"end":18.49,"text":"Sleep in."},{"start":18.51,"end":20.69,"text":"And he will see Rogers immediately."},{"start":21.97,"end":27,"text":"I think what we have to do is see him together and give him a little slap on the back."},{"start":27.74,"end":32.6,"text":"And then he and I will have dinner with him and Haig."},{"start":33.53,"end":34.89,"text":"And just the three of us together."},{"start":35.45,"end":40.81,"text":"We won't announce that, but he and Haig and I will have dinner together."},{"start":40.83,"end":42.09,"text":"And we'll have a talk."},{"start":42.11,"end":42.76,"text":"Okay."},{"start":42.77,"end":45.18,"text":"But he should not arrive when I'm dead on Atlanta."},{"start":45.88,"end":47.2,"text":"It would be a hell of a mistake."},{"start":48.04,"end":49.32,"text":"Talk to the lay there."},{"start":51.9,"end":53.12,"text":"No, no, no."},{"start":53.15,"end":55.37,"text":"The lay has had him arrive around five o'clock."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and H.R. Haldeman coordinated the logistics for an upcoming meeting with a high-level official, likely Henry Kissinger, to ensure his arrival did not coincide with the President's public appearance in Atlanta. Nixon emphasized the political importance of avoiding a conflicting schedule and decided to host a private, unannounced dinner with the official and Alexander Haig. The conversation focused on managing optics and securing a quiet opportunity for a substantive debriefing.","topics":["Scheduling","Public Relations","Henry Kissinger","Alexander Haig","Political Strategy"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T10:43:36.558Z"},"topicSlugs":["scheduling","public-relations","henry-kissinger","alexander-haig","political-strategy"],"audioDurationSec":62,"audioFiles":[{"file":"219-026.mp3","bytes":1499636,"durationSec":62.43,"bitrate":192178,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:36.204Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:43:06.082Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/219-026.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/219-026","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/219/conversation-219-026","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}