{"conversationCode":"287-010","tapeNumber":287,"conversationNumber":10,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-287-010","startDateTime":"1971-10-11T18:25:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-10-11T18:27:00.000Z","startDate":"11-Oct-1971","startTime":"2:25 PM","endDate":"11-Oct-1971","endTime":"2:27 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\");","description":"On October 11, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. (\"Bob\") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:25 pm to 2:27 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 287-010 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. 287-10\n\nDate: October 11, 1971\nTime: 2:25 pm - 2:27 pm\nLocation: Executive Office Building\n\nThe President talked with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.\n\n[See Conversation No. 11-36]","filename":["287-010.mp3"],"tapeStart":"01:14:05","tapeEnd":"01:14:59","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\")"],"prevCode":"287-009","nextCode":"287-011","transcript":[{"start":0.23,"end":8.48,"text":"I wonder if you didn't think you ought to get that poll out today so that it would hit the market paper, you know."},{"start":8.72,"end":8.92,"text":"Good."},{"start":10.42,"end":10.56,"text":"Great."},{"start":10.58,"end":13.8,"text":"So good to meet you."},{"start":13.84,"end":13.96,"text":"Right."},{"start":14.66,"end":17.96,"text":"And we do check with George right away before I get to talk about these books."},{"start":17.98,"end":25.76,"text":"If you want to see whether you want to come earlier."},{"start":25.78,"end":29.68,"text":"You know, this is kind of the best for me here."},{"start":30.57,"end":34.29,"text":"If he's not dead by tomorrow, turn up."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman briefly discuss the strategic timing of releasing poll results to maximize their impact in morning newspapers. Nixon emphasizes the urgency of the release, instructing Haldeman to coordinate the effort with George Bush. The exchange highlights the administration’s focus on controlling the public narrative through media placement.","topics":["Public opinion polls","Media strategy","George H.W. Bush","White House communications"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T13:32:06.181Z"},"topicSlugs":["public-opinion-polls","media-strategy","george-h-w-bush","white-house-communications"],"audioDurationSec":35,"audioFiles":[{"file":"287-010.mp3","bytes":1390550,"durationSec":34.64,"bitrate":321166,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:38.615Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/287-010.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/287-010","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/287/conversation-287-010","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}