{"conversationCode":"226-009","tapeNumber":226,"conversationNumber":9,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-226-009","startDateTime":"1972-11-17T17:49:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-11-17T17:50:00.000Z","startDate":"17-Nov-1972","startTime":"12:49 PM","endDate":"17-Nov-1972","endTime":"12:50 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\");","description":"On November 17, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. (\"Bob\") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 12:49 pm to 12:50 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 226-009 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"CDHW","recordingDevice":"Camp David Hard Wire","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. 226-9\n\nDate: November 17, 1972\nTime: 12:49 pm - 12:50 pm\nLocation: Camp David Hard Wire\n\nThe President talked with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.\n\n[See Conversation No. 153-42]\n\f                                            -10-\n\n                  NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM","filename":["226-009.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\")"],"prevCode":"226-008","nextCode":"226-010","transcript":[{"start":0.3,"end":1.62,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":1.64,"end":23.44,"text":"Well, Bob, I wanted to say, let George sweep the pot up by saying that the day he, George, you know, working on the East-West trade thing, would like to have Peter's special science because of the European thing."},{"start":23.46,"end":27.19,"text":"So you might find, you know, East-West trade and things where, you know, he works in this and that, which they'll work out in the future."},{"start":27.21,"end":27.71,"text":"Just fuzz it up a little."},{"start":27.73,"end":27.83,"text":"Okay."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and H.R. Haldeman discussed managing the professional portfolio of George Shultz regarding East-West trade initiatives. Nixon directed Haldeman to strategically position Shultz to incorporate scientific expertise from Peter Flanigan to bolster European trade relations. The objective was to subtly frame these responsibilities to provide Shultz with broader authority while facilitating future collaborative work.","topics":["George Shultz","East-West trade","European relations","Peter Flanigan","Administration management"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T10:56:31.267Z"},"topicSlugs":["george-shultz","east-west-trade","european-relations","peter-flanigan","administration-management"],"audioDurationSec":34,"audioFiles":[{"file":"226-009.mp3","bytes":827788,"durationSec":34.37,"bitrate":192658,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:36.205Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:43:07.165Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/226-009.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/226-009","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/226/conversation-226-009","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}