{"conversationCode":"307-017","tapeNumber":307,"conversationNumber":17,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-307-017","startDateTime":"1971-12-08T19:22:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-12-08T20:30:00.000Z","startDate":"8-Dec-1971","startTime":"2:22 PM","endDate":"8-Dec-1971","endTime":"3:30 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\"); White House operator;","description":"On December 8, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. (\"Bob\") Haldeman, and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:22 pm and 3:30 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 307-017 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. 307-017\n\nDate: December 8, 1971\nTime: Unknown between 2:22 pm and 3:30 pm\nLocation: Executive Office Building\n\nThe President talked with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.\n\n     The President's schedule\n          - John D. Ehrlichman and George P. Shultz meeting\n                -Time\n\n     United Nations [UN]\n          -Vote\n          -George H.W. Bush\n\n     John W. McCormack\n          -Talk with the President\n\n     Ehrlichman\n           -Labor\n\n     Charles W. Colson\n\nThe President talked with the White House operator at an unknown time between 2:22 pm and\n3:30 pm.\n\n       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542\n\n[Conversation No. 307-17A]\n\n[See Conversation No. 16-51]","filename":["307-017.mp3"],"tapeStart":"00:35:31","tapeEnd":"00:37:28","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\")","White House operator"],"prevCode":"307-016","nextCode":"307-018","transcript":[{"start":5.06,"end":32.94,"text":"There's a hell of a boat."},{"start":34.03,"end":55.92,"text":"I'm recording on the phone."},{"start":55.94,"end":56.72,"text":"I don't know if you can call me or not."},{"start":56.74,"end":57.3,"text":"I know that, but I hear you."},{"start":57.32,"end":57.82,"text":"You should find me again."},{"start":58.6,"end":58.88,"text":"Emotional air."},{"start":58.9,"end":59.54,"text":"I'm talking to you on the phone."},{"start":59.56,"end":59.94,"text":"I'm talking to you."},{"start":59.96,"end":60.6,"text":"I'm talking to you on the phone."},{"start":60.62,"end":61.26,"text":"I'm talking to you on the phone."},{"start":61.28,"end":61.92,"text":"I'm talking to you on the phone."},{"start":61.94,"end":62.59,"text":"I'm talking to you on the phone."},{"start":62.6,"end":63.24,"text":"I'm talking to you on the phone."},{"start":63.27,"end":63.91,"text":"I'm talking to you on the phone."},{"start":65.72,"end":95.14,"text":"Uh, Colson,"},{"start":103.51,"end":110.21,"text":"Uh-huh."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and H.R. Haldeman discuss administrative scheduling and coordination regarding key staff members and political figures, including John Ehrlichman, George Shultz, and Charles Colson. The discussion focuses on managing upcoming meetings and addressing recent developments concerning United Nations activities involving George H.W. Bush. Additionally, the President reviews logistical matters, including a potential conversation with John W. McCormack, to streamline executive operations.","topics":["H.R. Haldeman","Staff Management","United Nations","George H.W. Bush","Executive Scheduling","Charles Colson"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T14:19:13.352Z"},"topicSlugs":["h-r-haldeman","staff-management","united-nations","george-h-w-bush","executive-scheduling","charles-colson"],"audioDurationSec":110,"audioFiles":[{"file":"307-017.mp3","bytes":4412395,"durationSec":110.16,"bitrate":320426,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:38.956Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:43:18.807Z","transcriptGapSeconds":79,"transcriptGapShare":0.72,"transcriptQuality":"incomplete","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/307-017.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/307-017","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/307/conversation-307-017","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}