{"conversationCode":"297-024","tapeNumber":297,"conversationNumber":24,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-297-024","startDateTime":"1971-11-12T15:06:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-11-12T17:10:00.000Z","startDate":"12-Nov-1971","startTime":"10:06 AM","endDate":"12-Nov-1971","endTime":"12:10 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\");","description":"On November 12, 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 10:06 am and 12:10 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 297-024 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. 297-24\n\nDate: November 12, 1971\nTime: Unknown between 10:06 am and 12:10 pm\nLocation: Executive Office Building\n\nThe President talked with H. R. Haldeman.\n\n       Rose Mary Woods\n            -Schedule\n                 -California\n\n*****************************************************************\n\nBEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1\n[Privacy]\n[Duration: 1m 27s ]\n\nEND WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1\n\n*****************************************************************\n\n       The President's schedule\n            -Vietnam troop withdrawal announcement\n                  -Press coverage\n                  -Timing\n                  -Gerald R. Ford\n                  -Timing","filename":["297-024-splice.mp3"],"tapeStart":"01:01:01","tapeEnd":"01:02:28","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\")"],"prevCode":"297-023","nextCode":"297-025","aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman consulted on the scheduling and strategic rollout of the upcoming Vietnam troop withdrawal announcement. The discussion prioritized managing press coverage and coordinating the timing of the announcement with Representative Gerald R. Ford. Additionally, the pair addressed administrative logistics regarding Rose Mary Woods’ travel arrangements to California.","topics":["Vietnam War","Troop withdrawals","Media relations","Gerald R. Ford","Rose Mary Woods","Presidential scheduling"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T13:55:00.753Z"},"topicSlugs":["vietnam-war","troop-withdrawals","media-relations","gerald-r-ford","rose-mary-woods","presidential-scheduling"],"audioDurationSec":90,"audioFiles":[{"file":"297-024-splice.mp3","bytes":1440332,"durationSec":89.99,"bitrate":128041,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T14:10:36.824Z","originalFilename":["297a.mp3","297b.mp3"],"spliceSource":{"spliceType":"bigtape","sourceFiles":["297a.mp3"],"cutStart":3659.5,"cutEnd":3749.5,"adjustedStart":3659.5,"adjustedEnd":3749.5,"boundaryMethod":"llm-alignment","confidence":"high","splicedAt":"2026-09-18T14:10:36.824Z"},"transcript":[{"start":3676.89,"end":3702.23,"text":"Rwy'n meddwl efallai efallai efallai efallai efallai efallai"},{"start":3707,"end":3709.2,"text":"Mae'n rhaid i'r ffrin yn dod yn ôl."},{"start":3709.22,"end":3718.35,"text":"Mae'n rhaid i'r ffrin yn dod yn ôl."},{"start":3718.37,"end":3721.47,"text":"Mae'n rhaid i'r ffrin yn dod yn ôl."},{"start":3721.51,"end":3728.45,"text":"Mae'n rhaid i'r ffrin yn dod yn ôl."},{"start":3728.47,"end":3732.47,"text":"Mae'n rhaid i'r ffrin yn dod yn ôl."},{"start":3732.53,"end":3734.65,"text":"Mae'n rhaid i'r ffrin yn dod yn ôl."}],"transcriptBoundary":{"start":3661,"end":3748,"startMethod":"llm-alignment","endMethod":"llm-alignment"},"transcriptConfidence":"high","transcriptSource":"bigtape","transcriptPrev":{"segments":7,"replacedAt":"2026-09-18T05:47:30.077Z"},"audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/297-024-splice.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/297-024","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/297/conversation-297-024","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}