{"conversationCode":"226-012","tapeNumber":226,"conversationNumber":12,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-226-012","startDateTime":"1972-11-17T18:04:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-11-17T18:05:00.000Z","startDate":"17-Nov-1972","startTime":"1:04 PM","endDate":"17-Nov-1972","endTime":"1:05 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 1:04 pm to 1:05 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 226-012 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. 226-12\n\nDate: November 17, 1972\nTime: 1:04 pm -1:05 pm\nLocation: Camp David Hard Wire\n\nThe President talked with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.\n\n[See Conversation No. 153-45]","filename":["226-012.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\")"],"prevCode":"226-011","nextCode":"226-013","transcript":[{"start":0.22,"end":11.93,"text":"Yeah, before I get into the sacrament later, I think that's the best time for me."},{"start":11.95,"end":16.96,"text":"Now, did you finish lunch yet, or are you having dinner?"},{"start":16.98,"end":18.56,"text":"Did you come over for about five minutes?"}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman briefly conferred at the Aspen Lodge to coordinate their schedules for the afternoon. The discussion focused on setting a meeting time for a later private engagement referred to as a \"sacrament.\" The exchange concluded with the President requesting that Haldeman join him for a brief follow-up meeting.","topics":["Scheduling","White House operations","Presidential itinerary","H. R. Haldeman"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T10:56:47.670Z"},"topicSlugs":["scheduling","white-house-operations","presidential-itinerary","h-r-haldeman"],"audioDurationSec":25,"audioFiles":[{"file":"226-012.mp3","bytes":614626,"durationSec":25.49,"bitrate":192874,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:36.205Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/226-012.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/226-012","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/226/conversation-226-012","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}