{"conversationCode":"246-015","tapeNumber":246,"conversationNumber":15,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-246-015","startDateTime":"1971-04-07T20:10:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-04-07T20:11:00.000Z","startDate":"7-Apr-1971","startTime":"3:10 PM","endDate":"7-Apr-1971","endTime":"3:11 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\");","description":"On April 7, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. (\"Bob\") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:10 pm to 3:11 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 246-015 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"EOB","recordingDevice":"Old Executive Office Building","latitudeEstimated":38.897567,"longitudeEstimated":-77.039147,"chronCode":1,"chronRelease":"First Chronological Release","chronReleaseDate":"5-Oct-1999","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 246-015\nDate: April 7, 1971\nTime: 3:10 pm - 3:11 pm\nLocation: Executive Office Building\nH. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman talked with the President\nPresident’s schedule\n-Congressional leaders\n-Allen J. Ellender\n-Richard B. Russell, Patrick J. Buchanan\n-Melvin R. Laird","filename":["246-015.mp3"],"tapeStart":"03:24:02","tapeEnd":"03:24:47","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\")"],"prevCode":"246-014","nextCode":"246-016","transcript":[{"start":0.6,"end":27.5,"text":"I don't know what the whole position is taking."},{"start":27.52,"end":27.78,"text":"I don't know."},{"start":28.03,"end":35.09,"text":"Where is it?"},{"start":35.11,"end":35.35,"text":"Where is it?"}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman met briefly to review the President’s upcoming schedule involving key Congressional leaders and administration officials. The discussion focused on coordinating meetings with individuals such as Allen J. Ellender, Richard B. Russell, Patrick J. Buchanan, and Melvin R. Laird. The short exchange served primarily as a logistical check to clarify the status and alignment of these pending appointments.","topics":["Presidential scheduling","Congressional relations","H. R. Haldeman","Melvin R. Laird","White House logistics"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T11:32:58.126Z"},"topicSlugs":["presidential-scheduling","congressional-relations","h-r-haldeman","melvin-r-laird","white-house-logistics"],"audioDurationSec":35,"audioFiles":[{"file":"246-015.mp3","bytes":1417718,"durationSec":35.31,"bitrate":321177,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:36.481Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/246-015.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/246-015","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/246/conversation-246-015","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}