{"conversationCode":"231-001","tapeNumber":231,"conversationNumber":1,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-231-001","startDateTime":"1972-11-27T14:30:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-11-27T16:14:00.000Z","startDate":"27-Nov-1972","startTime":"9:30 AM","endDate":"27-Nov-1972","endTime":"11:14 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\");","description":"On November 27, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. (\"Bob\") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:30 am and 11:14 am. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 231-001 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. 231-1\n\nDate: November 27, 1972\nTime: Unknown between 9:30 am and 11:14 am\nLocation: Camp David Hard Wire\n\nThe President talked with H. R. (\"Bob\") Haldeman.\n\n[See Conversation No. 156-2]","filename":["231-001.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\")"],"prevCode":"230-030","nextCode":"231-002","transcript":[{"start":1.36,"end":20.13,"text":"Hello?"},{"start":20.15,"end":20.27,"text":"Hello?"},{"start":20.29,"end":21.01,"text":"Are you with the campaign in Oregon?"},{"start":21.03,"end":21.97,"text":"Oh, I thought you were somewhere in St. Rogers."},{"start":21.99,"end":22.05,"text":"No."},{"start":22.07,"end":22.27,"text":"Oh, I see."},{"start":22.29,"end":22.85,"text":"Somewhere in St. Washington."},{"start":22.87,"end":22.93,"text":"No!"},{"start":31.98,"end":49.82,"text":"I think you're right."},{"start":50.1,"end":55.17,"text":"I think you're right, yeah."},{"start":55.19,"end":55.75,"text":"And how about the other one?"},{"start":55.77,"end":56.31,"text":"Is that all right with you?"},{"start":56.33,"end":56.43,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":56.45,"end":56.89,"text":"Four years old, is it?"},{"start":56.91,"end":57.02,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":57.03,"end":57.58,"text":"Heart attack, 64 years old."},{"start":57.59,"end":59.56,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":59.58,"end":59.7,"text":"Good."},{"start":59.72,"end":59.84,"text":"Hello."},{"start":60.83,"end":68.5,"text":"Yeah, I suppose you and John Popover get linked in before he gets there so that I can talk to him."},{"start":68.52,"end":69,"text":"See, I've got to go."},{"start":69.02,"end":70.02,"text":"I've got to talk to this freshman."},{"start":70.04,"end":70.72,"text":"That'll take 20 minutes, I'm sure."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman engage in a brief, informal exchange that touches on personal updates and administrative coordination. The President requests that Haldeman facilitate a connection with John Popover prior to a scheduled meeting, noting a need to consult with a freshman representative. The dialogue reflects routine staffing management and scheduling adjustments within the White House inner circle.","topics":["Staffing","Scheduling","White House Administration","Personnel coordination"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T11:06:17.727Z"},"topicSlugs":["staffing","scheduling","white-house-administration","personnel-coordination"],"audioDurationSec":80,"audioFiles":[{"file":"231-001.mp3","bytes":1912414,"durationSec":79.55,"bitrate":192331,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:36.205Z","transcriptGapSeconds":37,"transcriptGapShare":0.46,"transcriptQuality":"incomplete","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/231-001.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/231-001","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/231/conversation-231-001","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}