{"conversationCode":"283-004","tapeNumber":283,"conversationNumber":4,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-283-004","startDateTime":"1971-10-06T11:55:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-10-06T12:03:00.000Z","startDate":"6-Oct-1971","startTime":"7:55 AM","endDate":"6-Oct-1971","endTime":"8:03 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\");","description":"On October 6, 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 7:55 am and 8:03 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 283-004 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. 283-004\nDate: October 6, 1971\nTime: Unknown between 7:55 am and 8:03 am\nLocation: Executive Office Building\nThe President talked with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.\nStaff meeting\nThe President's schedule\n-Henry A. Kissinger\n-Byrd amendment","filename":["283-004.mp3"],"tapeStart":"00:16:56","tapeEnd":"00:18:01","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\")"],"prevCode":"283-002","nextCode":"283-005","transcript":[{"start":0.15,"end":19.67,"text":"Do you understand me?"},{"start":19.69,"end":24.07,"text":"When you get through, I'm going to get over something before I send it to you."},{"start":24.09,"end":25.5,"text":"I don't know if you have another meeting yet, don't you understand me?"},{"start":25.52,"end":26.04,"text":"Oh, well, I don't need to."},{"start":26.06,"end":26.7,"text":"When does Henry finish with you?"},{"start":30.02,"end":45.37,"text":"He's not there now?"},{"start":45.39,"end":46.29,"text":"Well, fine, I ain't gonna go over that stuff."},{"start":46.31,"end":46.69,"text":"I'll call him then."},{"start":46.71,"end":47.47,"text":"Don't you bother, I'll call you later."},{"start":47.49,"end":47.99,"text":"Yeah, it's gonna be nice."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman briefly coordinate their morning schedules and communication logistics. The discussion centers on the timing of meetings with Henry Kissinger and the status of legislative priorities, specifically the Byrd amendment. Nixon decides to bypass an immediate face-to-face meeting in favor of following up with Kissinger by phone.","topics":["Henry Kissinger","Byrd amendment","White House scheduling","Presidential communication"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T13:20:01.422Z"},"topicSlugs":["henry-kissinger","byrd-amendment","white-house-scheduling","presidential-communication"],"audioDurationSec":52,"audioFiles":[{"file":"283-004.mp3","bytes":2097962,"durationSec":52.32,"bitrate":320782,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:38.615Z","transcriptGapSeconds":35,"transcriptGapShare":0.67,"transcriptQuality":"incomplete","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/283-004.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/283-004","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/283/conversation-283-004","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}