{"conversationCode":"282-037","tapeNumber":282,"conversationNumber":37,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-282-037","startDateTime":"1971-10-20T22:09:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-10-20T22:10:00.000Z","startDate":"20-Oct-1971","startTime":"6:09 PM","endDate":"20-Oct-1971","endTime":"6:10 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\");","description":"On October 20, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. (\"Bob\") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:09 pm to 6:10 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 282-037 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. 282-37\n\nDate: October 20, 1971\nTime: 6:09 pm - 6:10 pm\n\fLocation: Executive Office Building\n\nThe President talked with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.\n\n     The President's schedule\n          -Reschedule meeting with George H. W. Bush\n          -Forthcoming White House dinner","filename":["282-037.mp3"],"tapeStart":"02:42:21","tapeEnd":"02:43:18","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\")"],"prevCode":"282-036","nextCode":"282-038","transcript":[{"start":0.19,"end":15.44,"text":"What he said in the morning is very, I don't have to get it started in the morning."},{"start":15.48,"end":18.5,"text":"I don't mind the nickname."},{"start":19.62,"end":28.08,"text":"Oh, crap."},{"start":29.47,"end":32.21,"text":"I'd rather not, because he's got to be with Bissell."},{"start":32.25,"end":39.22,"text":"I want his beating, but for most people, he's got to be..."},{"start":44.41,"end":49.51,"text":"He's got to do that, sure, and go out and talk."},{"start":49.53,"end":49.65,"text":"Fine."},{"start":49.71,"end":49.81,"text":"Good."},{"start":49.83,"end":49.91,"text":"Good."},{"start":49.93,"end":50.01,"text":"Fine."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman met briefly to adjust the President's upcoming schedule, specifically focusing on rescheduling a meeting with George H. W. Bush. The pair also coordinated logistical arrangements for a forthcoming White House dinner. The brief discussion concluded with an agreement on the necessity for Bush to fulfill other professional obligations before meeting with the President.","topics":["Presidential scheduling","George H. W. Bush","White House logistics","Administration management"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T13:19:16.569Z"},"topicSlugs":["presidential-scheduling","george-h-w-bush","white-house-logistics","administration-management"],"audioDurationSec":50,"audioFiles":[{"file":"282-037.mp3","bytes":2015415,"durationSec":50.25,"bitrate":320834,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:38.615Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/282-037.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/282-037","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/282/conversation-282-037","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}