{"conversationCode":"261-047","tapeNumber":261,"conversationNumber":47,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-261-047","startDateTime":"1971-07-01T22:45:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-07-01T22:46:00.000Z","startDate":"1-Jul-1971","startTime":"6:45 PM","endDate":"1-Jul-1971","endTime":"6:46 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\");","description":"On July 1, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. (\"Bob\") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:45 pm to 6:46 pm. 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Get the, get the, uh..."},{"start":18458.72,"end":18462.94,"text":"You know, a fellow like me can arrest men."},{"start":18462.96,"end":18477.21,"text":"I hope they did, sir."},{"start":18477.23,"end":18484.01,"text":"They must be on our side, aren't they?"},{"start":18485.27,"end":18485.59,"text":"John, how many?"},{"start":18485.61,"end":18485.83,"text":"Oh, yeah."},{"start":18485.85,"end":18485.97,"text":"Great."},{"start":18485.99,"end":18487.03,"text":"No, but Texas is a hell of a big state."},{"start":18489.44,"end":18497.16,"text":"And it's not just Southern, it's Western."},{"start":18497.26,"end":18502.97,"text":"Well that thing, now you've got it all amongst all of you."},{"start":18503.17,"end":18504.75,"text":"Well, who?"},{"start":18504.77,"end":18506.17,"text":"Couldn't, that's good."},{"start":18506.19,"end":18507.53,"text":"He's got a different chance of saying he couldn't."},{"start":18518.53,"end":18519.75,"text":"Well, actually, there is a drop, Johnson."},{"start":18522.75,"end":18523.39,"text":"This is pretty good news."},{"start":18523.41,"end":18539.92,"text":"Now, it may go up a little in the summer, but that's all right."},{"start":18540,"end":18541.46,"text":"And we're getting them out of the war."},{"start":18541.48,"end":18544.52,"text":"How do we get that?"},{"start":18544.72,"end":18547.34,"text":"Okay, well, let me know about White and Johnson now."},{"start":18552.27,"end":18552.78,"text":"Okay, good."},{"start":18738.34,"end":18740.38,"text":"Hello, you guys sure need me?"},{"start":18741.06,"end":18741.3,"text":"You home?"},{"start":18741.32,"end":18744.49,"text":"Still in the office?"},{"start":18744.51,"end":18747.39,"text":"Well, do you want to come over and give me a briefing for them?"},{"start":18747.41,"end":18748.69,"text":"Okay, fine."}],"transcriptBoundary":{"start":18450,"end":18887,"startMethod":"tape_time","endMethod":"tape_time"},"transcriptConfidence":"low","transcriptSource":"bigtape","aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and H. 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