{"conversationCode":"289-011","tapeNumber":289,"conversationNumber":11,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-289-011","startDateTime":"1971-10-14T16:30:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-10-14T18:30:00.000Z","startDate":"14-Oct-1971","startTime":"12:30 PM","endDate":"14-Oct-1971","endTime":"2:30 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\");","description":"On October 14, 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 12:30 pm and 2:30 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 289-011 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. 289-11\n\nDate: October 14, 1971\nTime: Unknown between 12:30 pm and 2:30 pm\nLocation: Executive Office Building\n\fThe President talked with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.\n\n     The President's schedule\n          -Henry A. Kissinger\n          -Alexander M. Haig, Jr.\n          -Kissinger's schedule","filename":["289-011.mp3"],"tapeStart":"00:26:57","tapeEnd":"00:28:03","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\")"],"prevCode":"289-010","nextCode":"289-012","transcript":[{"start":2.95,"end":6.66,"text":"Bob, I was just trying to get Henry and I, but, um, he's there, so I can go back to lunch."},{"start":6.7,"end":7.52,"text":"Don't worry about it."},{"start":7.64,"end":12.3,"text":"It's great that you get a hold of Kate and tell her you're going to keep the rest of the day free."},{"start":12.36,"end":13.26,"text":"You know, because I can't go."},{"start":13.32,"end":14.66,"text":"I've got to be honest with you."},{"start":14.7,"end":15.26,"text":"I've got to go."},{"start":15.34,"end":16.04,"text":"I've got to go."},{"start":16.12,"end":16.7,"text":"I've got to go."},{"start":16.76,"end":17.46,"text":"I've got to go."},{"start":17.48,"end":18.27,"text":"I've got to go."},{"start":18.29,"end":18.89,"text":"I've got to go."},{"start":19,"end":19.61,"text":"I've got to go."},{"start":33.98,"end":40,"text":"You should be back here by 3, but, you know, it's probably one of these goddamn left-wingers that you see."},{"start":40.02,"end":42.34,"text":"Find out who it is."},{"start":42.4,"end":44.94,"text":"Let me know if you should do this."},{"start":45.36,"end":48.8,"text":"I'm going to stay out of the way."},{"start":48.84,"end":51.44,"text":"Be ready to see him."},{"start":51.6,"end":52.56,"text":"This is not working."},{"start":52.62,"end":53.16,"text":"Okay."},{"start":53.26,"end":55.82,"text":"Let me know if you need it or not."},{"start":55.9,"end":56.92,"text":"No, God, just find out."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman briefly coordinate the President's schedule regarding upcoming meetings with Henry Kissinger and Alexander Haig. Nixon expresses a desire to clear his afternoon schedule and requests that Haldeman vet a visitor to determine if the meeting is worthwhile. The discussion concludes with the President instructing Haldeman to assess the necessity of these engagements before proceeding.","topics":["Presidential scheduling","Henry Kissinger","Alexander Haig","White House operations","Staff coordination"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T13:36:48.038Z"},"topicSlugs":["presidential-scheduling","henry-kissinger","alexander-haig","white-house-operations","staff-coordination"],"audioDurationSec":59,"audioFiles":[{"file":"289-011.mp3","bytes":2377995,"durationSec":59.31,"bitrate":320775,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:38.955Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:43:16.644Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/289-011.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/289-011","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/289/conversation-289-011","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}