{"conversationCode":"275-016","tapeNumber":275,"conversationNumber":16,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-275-016","startDateTime":"1971-09-07T20:55:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-09-07T21:09:00.000Z","startDate":"7-Sep-1971","startTime":"4:55 PM","endDate":"7-Sep-1971","endTime":"5:09 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\");","description":"On September 7, 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 4:55 pm and 5:09 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 275-016 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. 275-016\n\nDate: September 7, 1971\nTime: Unknown between 4:55 pm and 5:09 pm\nLocation: Executive Office Building\n\nThe President talked with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.\n\n     The President's forthcoming trip\n          -Montana\n                -Saturday\n          -Seattle\n                -Airport reception\n                -Alaska\n          -The President's schedule\n          -Montana\n          -Anchorage\n          -Options\n","filename":["275-016.mp3"],"tapeStart":"01:47:20","tapeEnd":"01:48:48","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\")"],"prevCode":"275-015","nextCode":"275-017","transcript":[{"start":0.33,"end":7.04,"text":"on that that might possibly be considered on that trip up there."},{"start":7.46,"end":24.18,"text":"You could do Montana, in other words, fly from Washington to Montana on Saturday and then go into Seattle."},{"start":25.27,"end":30.99,"text":"and just have an airport resumption in East Seattle to go in there."},{"start":31.01,"end":41.57,"text":"But I, in Seattle, we're close, closer than, you know, we're doing AMRs closer to Alaska."},{"start":41.69,"end":47.83,"text":"We've got to sit in our dumps and do nothing."},{"start":47.87,"end":48.73,"text":"We do Montana, I guess."},{"start":54.19,"end":58.32,"text":"I've had a nice sleep, which is the first thing I'm going to get dressed."},{"start":58.34,"end":60.7,"text":"I'm going to go in an angry shape."},{"start":60.73,"end":61.81,"text":"I'm going to start porting out an option."},{"start":61.83,"end":62.01,"text":"I'm ready."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman met to coordinate the logistics and travel itinerary for the President’s upcoming trip to the Pacific Northwest and Alaska. They evaluated potential stops, including Montana and Seattle, while weighing the constraints of the President's schedule and the necessity for rest. The discussion concluded with an agreement to finalize the routing options to balance public appearances with efficient travel.","topics":["Presidential travel","Logistics","Scheduling","Montana","Seattle","Alaska"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T12:48:40.126Z"},"topicSlugs":["presidential-travel","logistics","scheduling","montana","seattle","alaska"],"audioDurationSec":64,"audioFiles":[{"file":"275-016.mp3","bytes":2565676,"durationSec":64,"bitrate":320700,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:38.008Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:43:14.748Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/275-016.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/275-016","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/275/conversation-275-016","catalogNaId":417184167,"catalogUrl":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/417184167","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}