{"conversationCode":"273-033","tapeNumber":273,"conversationNumber":33,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-273-033","startDateTime":"1971-08-15T21:31:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-08-15T21:33:00.000Z","startDate":"15-Aug-1971","startTime":"5:31 PM","endDate":"15-Aug-1971","endTime":"5:33 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\");","description":"On August 15, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. (\"Bob\") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:31 pm to 5:33 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 273-033 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"EOB","recordingDevice":"Old Executive Office Building","latitudeEstimated":38.897567,"longitudeEstimated":-77.039147,"chronCode":2,"chronRelease":"Second Chronological Release","chronReleaseDate":"26-Oct-2000","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 273-33\n\nDate: August 15, 1971\nTime: 5:31 pm - 5:33 pm\nLocation: Executive Office Building\n\nH. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman talked with the President.\n\n     Unknown man\n\n     President's forthcoming economic program\n          -President's forthcoming television speech\n                 -Live audience\n                 -Follow-up\n          -John N. Mitchell's previous conversation with the President\n                 -Informing Cabinet\n          -Cabinet meeting\n          -International speculation\n          -Statement\n          -Taxes","filename":["273a.mp3","273b.mp3","273c.mp3"],"tapeStart":"03:57:17","tapeEnd":"03:59:22","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\")"],"prevCode":"273-032","nextCode":"273-034","tapeTranscriptFile":"273a.mp3,273b.mp3,273c.mp3","transcript":[{"start":14277.58,"end":14280.36,"text":"Diolch yn fawr."},{"start":14388.54,"end":14388.64,"text":"Ie."},{"start":14390.42,"end":14390.56,"text":"Ie."},{"start":14390.78,"end":14390.86,"text":"Ie."},{"start":14391.02,"end":14391.18,"text":"Ie."},{"start":14391.3,"end":14391.34,"text":"Ie."}],"transcriptBoundary":{"start":14237,"end":14412.25,"startMethod":"tape_time","endMethod":"silence"},"transcriptConfidence":"low","transcriptSource":"bigtape","aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman met to coordinate the administrative rollout of a major economic program scheduled for a forthcoming television address. They discussed the necessity of briefings for the Cabinet, referencing prior input from John N. Mitchell, and evaluated strategies to manage international financial speculation through public statements and tax adjustments. The conversation focused on ensuring a unified government message to accompany the President's shift in economic policy.","topics":["Economic policy","Television address","Cabinet briefing","International finance","John N. Mitchell","Tax policy"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T12:40:40.342Z"},"topicSlugs":["economic-policy","television-address","cabinet-briefing","international-finance","john-n-mitchell","tax-policy"],"audioDurationSec":125,"audioFiles":[{"file":"273a.mp3","bytes":117365445,"durationSec":7335.25,"bitrate":128001,"missing":false},{"file":"273b.mp3","bytes":117454470,"durationSec":7340.82,"bitrate":128001,"missing":false},{"file":"273c.mp3","bytes":71222751,"durationSec":4451.36,"bitrate":128001,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":true,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:38.008Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/273a.mp3","https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/273b.mp3","https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/273c.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/273-033","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/273/conversation-273-033","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}