{"conversationCode":"231-017","tapeNumber":231,"conversationNumber":17,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-231-017","startDateTime":"1972-11-28T21:26:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-11-28T21:40:00.000Z","startDate":"28-Nov-1972","startTime":"4:26 PM","endDate":"28-Nov-1972","endTime":"4:40 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\"); Camp David Operator; Ehrlichman, John D.;","description":"On November 28, 1972, H. R. (\"Bob\") Haldeman, Camp David operator, and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 4:26 pm and 4:40 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 231-017 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. 231-17\n\nDate: November 28, 1972\nTime: Unknown between 4:26 pm and 4:40 pm\nLocation: Camp David Hard Wire\n\nH. R. (“Bob) Haldeman talked with the Camp David operator.\n\n[See Conversation No. 183-7]\n\nHaldeman talked with John D. Ehrlichman at an unknown time between 4:26 pm and 4:40 pm.\n\n[Conversation No. 231-17A]\n\n[See Conversation No. 183-7]\n\nHaldeman left at an unknown time before 4:40 pm.","filename":["231-017.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\")","Camp David Operator","Ehrlichman, John D."],"prevCode":"231-016","nextCode":"231-018","transcript":[{"start":0.23,"end":17.54,"text":"It's Bob."},{"start":17.56,"end":18.88,"text":"He talks to me so much."},{"start":19.92,"end":24.59,"text":"Uh, well, we just got dough out, and he's just put four in."},{"start":24.61,"end":26.29,"text":"He will be glad to see the dean if you want to hold him until he finishes with four."},{"start":26.31,"end":27.89,"text":"Does he think we can hold four?"},{"start":27.91,"end":28.57,"text":"I tried to recommend that you do."},{"start":29.48,"end":42.88,"text":"But he ran 40 into 40, man."},{"start":46.35,"end":46.87,"text":"That's a little wild."},{"start":46.89,"end":47.99,"text":"I don't know."},{"start":48.01,"end":48.39,"text":"I was so surprised."},{"start":48.41,"end":51.11,"text":"Okay, but not, you're not going to keep the beam."},{"start":51.13,"end":53.06,"text":"So let's give him the whole findings and run him up afterwards."},{"start":53.38,"end":53.48,"text":"Okay."},{"start":53.5,"end":53.72,"text":"Not really."},{"start":53.74,"end":53.9,"text":"Perfect."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"H. R. Haldeman and John D. Ehrlichman confer regarding the management of an individual’s schedule and the handling of sensitive findings. The discussion centers on the unpredictable behavior of the subject, who has reportedly engaged in erratic actions that complicate administrative control. Ultimately, they decide to withhold information until the subject completes his current tasks to ensure better oversight of the final report.","topics":["White House administration","Personnel management","Strategic planning","Internal communications"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T11:07:47.024Z"},"topicSlugs":["white-house-administration","personnel-management","strategic-planning","internal-communications"],"audioDurationSec":59,"audioFiles":[{"file":"231-017.mp3","bytes":1414013,"durationSec":58.79,"bitrate":192426,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:36.205Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/231-017.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/231-017","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/231/conversation-231-017","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}