{"conversationCode":"316-003","tapeNumber":316,"conversationNumber":3,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-316-003","startDateTime":"1972-01-25T19:15:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-01-25T19:25:00.000Z","startDate":"25-Jan-1972","startTime":"2:15 PM","endDate":"25-Jan-1972","endTime":"2:25 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\");","description":"On January 25, 1972, 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 2:15 pm and 2:25 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 316-003 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"EOB","recordingDevice":"Old Executive Office Building","latitudeEstimated":38.897567,"longitudeEstimated":-77.039147,"chronCode":3,"chronRelease":"Third Chronological Release","chronReleaseDate":"28-Feb-2002","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 316-3\n\nDate: January 25, 1972\nTime: Unknown between 2:15 pm and 2:25 pm\nLocation: Executive Office Building\n\nThe President talked with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.\n\n     The President's forthcoming Vietnam speech\n          -Attendance\n               -Appropriations Committee\n\n                     -Allen J. Ellender\n                     -Milton R. Young\n                     -George H. Mahon\n                     -Frank T. Bow\n\n     Henry A. Kissinger\n         -Health\n               -[W. Kenneth Riland]\n                    -Appointment\n                         -Timing\n\n     Announcement\n\n*****************************************************************\n\nBEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2\n[Personal Returnable]\n[Duration: 2m 44s ]\n\nEND WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2\n\n*****************************************************************","filename":["316a.mp3","316b.mp3"],"tapeStart":"01:38:43","tapeEnd":"01:42:41","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\")"],"prevCode":"316-002","nextCode":"316-004","tapeTranscriptFile":"316a.mp3,316b.mp3","transcript":[{"start":5926.62,"end":5935.76,"text":"It occurred to me that it was not good, probably would be too much of a problem to include appropriations in that kind of channel."},{"start":5935.78,"end":5945.68,"text":"You see, Eleanor is already coming, so she's on one side of the family, and we'll be on our side, but she's already coming, too."},{"start":5946.36,"end":5948.47,"text":"So, I think it's really tough."},{"start":5948.73,"end":5953.91,"text":"The one I really want to get to, I would like to get to, is the Mayhawks and Bulls."},{"start":5955.34,"end":5968.67,"text":"Any thing on Henry's story that you're studying or not?"},{"start":5968.79,"end":5979.96,"text":"We can follow up and do it now and see what he's getting at."},{"start":5982.74,"end":5985.76,"text":"No, no, no."},{"start":5986.6,"end":5990.04,"text":"No one."},{"start":6165.83,"end":6166.8,"text":"I'll ask him."},{"start":6168.15,"end":6169.5,"text":"He feels strongly about it."}],"transcriptBoundary":{"start":5904.25,"end":6169.5,"startMethod":"silence","endMethod":"silence"},"transcriptConfidence":"medium","transcriptSource":"bigtape","aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman discussed the guest list for an upcoming presidential speech on Vietnam, focusing specifically on whether to include key members of the Appropriations Committee. The pair also addressed the health status of Henry Kissinger and coordinated a follow-up regarding a personal matter Kissinger wished to discuss. The conversation concluded with Nixon deciding to personally inquire about Kissinger's concerns.","topics":["Vietnam War","Appropriations Committee","Henry Kissinger","White House logistics","Public relations"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T14:42:45.077Z"},"topicSlugs":["vietnam-war","appropriations-committee","henry-kissinger","white-house-logistics","public-relations"],"audioDurationSec":238,"audioFiles":[{"file":"316a.mp3","bytes":117171372,"durationSec":7339.97,"bitrate":127707,"missing":false},{"file":"316b.mp3","bytes":64015302,"durationSec":4012.95,"bitrate":127617,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":true,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:41.567Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/316a.mp3","https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/316b.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/316-003","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/316/conversation-316-003","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}