{"conversationCode":"320-021","tapeNumber":320,"conversationNumber":21,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-320-021","startDateTime":"1972-02-08T19:51:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-02-08T19:54:00.000Z","startDate":"8-Feb-1972","startTime":"2:51 PM","endDate":"8-Feb-1972","endTime":"2:54 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\");","description":"On February 8, 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 2:51 pm and 2:54 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 320-021 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. 320-21\n\nDate: February 8, 1972\nTime: Unknown between 2:51 pm and 2:54 pm\nLocation: Executive Office Building\n\nThe President talked with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.\n\n     President’s schedule\n           -Stephen B. Bull\n           -Robert S. McNamara and John B. Connally\n                -Upcoming meeting\n           -Robert H. Finch\n                -McNamara\n           -Hugh Scott\n                -The President’s “Hawks”","filename":["320-021.mp3"],"tapeStart":"00:44:13","tapeEnd":"00:45:16","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\")"],"prevCode":"320-020","nextCode":"320-022","transcript":[{"start":0.15,"end":21.07,"text":"I wonder if you would tell Steve that I think it would be a good touch to bring McNamara and Cump over here this time."},{"start":21.09,"end":26.14,"text":"And when they get there, if we bring them over on 5 after 3, I'm going to try not to talk to Finch before then, and I'd like to invite them to come on again."},{"start":26.16,"end":27.02,"text":"And McNamara's never seen this room before."},{"start":27.04,"end":27.54,"text":"Let's call Scott."},{"start":27.56,"end":27.98,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":30.29,"end":57.22,"text":"OK."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman coordinate the scheduling of an upcoming meeting involving Robert McNamara and John Connally. Nixon instructs Haldeman to have Stephen Bull facilitate the guests' visit to his office, specifically noting his desire for McNamara to see the room. Additionally, the President briefly addresses the need to contact Senator Hugh Scott regarding the administration's support from congressional \"hawks.\"","topics":["Robert McNamara","John Connally","Presidential scheduling","Hugh Scott","H. R. Haldeman"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T14:53:21.503Z"},"topicSlugs":["robert-mcnamara","john-connally","presidential-scheduling","hugh-scott","h-r-haldeman"],"audioDurationSec":60,"audioFiles":[{"file":"320-021.mp3","bytes":2422909,"durationSec":60.43,"bitrate":320776,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:41.568Z","transcriptGapSeconds":48,"transcriptGapShare":0.8,"transcriptQuality":"incomplete","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/320-021.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/320-021","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/320/conversation-320-021","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}