{"conversationCode":"251-008","tapeNumber":251,"conversationNumber":8,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-251-008","startDateTime":"1971-04-20T19:46:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-04-20T19:55:00.000Z","startDate":"20-Apr-1971","startTime":"2:46 PM","endDate":"20-Apr-1971","endTime":"2:55 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\");","description":"On April 20, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. (\"Bob\") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:46 pm and 2:55 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 251-008 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. 251-8\n\nDate: April 20, 1971\nTime: Unknown between 2:46 pm and 2:55 pm\nLocation: Executive Office Building\n\nThe President talked with an unknown person [H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman?]\n\n     President’s schedule\n          -Request for unknown person’s [Haldeman?] presence at Oval Office for\n                 appointments\n           -Picture session with John N. Mitchell\n                 -Timing\n\n     Appointment\n         -Need [for Office of Emergency Preparedness] to “sell” economy, foreign policy\n         -Possible candidates for Cabinet positions\n              -Unknown man\n              -[Forename unknown] Delaney","filename":["251-008.mp3"],"tapeStart":"00:05:38","tapeEnd":"00:07:04","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\")"],"prevCode":"251-007","nextCode":"251-009","transcript":[{"start":6.78,"end":6.82,"text":"Or."},{"start":25.81,"end":36.52,"text":"For that matter, the port calls would be a little strong, because you see how the city of Manhattan is dealing with the piles and things like that."},{"start":36.6,"end":39.76,"text":"They can just waste that job on the money as well."},{"start":39.82,"end":47.16,"text":"It's not like they've got any candidates for that thing after the referendum goes on."},{"start":47.24,"end":48.16,"text":"You're right."},{"start":48.2,"end":48.41,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":48.45,"end":49.01,"text":"That's right."},{"start":49.16,"end":51.01,"text":"That's right."},{"start":55.13,"end":57.95,"text":"Oh, sure, these are all good people."},{"start":57.97,"end":60.13,"text":"That's a good man."},{"start":60.19,"end":64.7,"text":"You know, three, with regard to the letters, you know, you have to do something."},{"start":64.98,"end":69.75,"text":"You know, that's a good relation with you, very, very good."},{"start":69.78,"end":75.05,"text":"You've got a perfect spirit."},{"start":75.13,"end":79.72,"text":"You've got a perfect mind."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and H.R. Haldeman discuss administrative logistics, including the scheduling of upcoming appointments and a photo session with Attorney General John Mitchell. They deliberate on potential candidates for Cabinet positions and the necessity of utilizing the Office of Emergency Preparedness to promote the administration’s economic and foreign policy agendas. The conversation centers on staff coordination and strategic messaging to improve the public perception of the administration's goals.","topics":["Cabinet appointments","Office of Emergency Preparedness","Public relations","John N. Mitchell","Presidential scheduling","Economic policy"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T11:44:35.002Z"},"topicSlugs":["cabinet-appointments","office-of-emergency-preparedness","public-relations","john-n-mitchell","presidential-scheduling","economic-policy"],"audioDurationSec":80,"audioFiles":[{"file":"251-008.mp3","bytes":3201358,"durationSec":79.9,"bitrate":320531,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:36.696Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/251-008.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/251-008","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/251/conversation-251-008","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}