{"conversationCode":"322-044","tapeNumber":322,"conversationNumber":44,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-322-044","startDateTime":"1972-03-09T19:40:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-03-09T21:30:00.000Z","startDate":"9-Mar-1972","startTime":"2:40 PM","endDate":"9-Mar-1972","endTime":"4:30 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President);","description":"On March 9, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:40 pm and 4:30 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 322-044 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. 322-44\n\nDate: March 9, 1972\nTime: Unknown between 2:40 pm and 4:30 pm\nLocation: Executive Office Building\n\nThe President dictated a memorandum for the file.\n\n******************************************************************************\n\n[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 10/10/2019.\nSegment cleared for release.]\n[Personal Returnable]\n[322-044-w001]\n[Duration: 6m 7s]\n\n       Press conference, March 9, 1972\n               -Meeting with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman\n\n       Vietnam\n\n       Florida trip [?]\n               -John B. Connally\n\n       Nelson A. Rockefeller\n\n       John D. Ehrlichman\n\n              -Statements\n\n      Ronald L. Ziegler\n\n      Staff members\n\n      H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman\n\n      Production\n             -Richard (“Red”) Skelton\n\n      Edmund S. Muskie [?]\n           -Polls [?]\n\n      Lunch\n\n      Election\n             -House\n             -Senate\n\n      John B. Connally\n             -H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman\n\n******************************************************************************","filename":["322-044.mp3"],"tapeStart":"02:19:52","tapeEnd":"02:27:35","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)"],"prevCode":"322-043","nextCode":"322-045","transcript":[{"start":0.03,"end":22.39,"text":"We ran up to the private file number to be transcribed on March 9th."},{"start":22.41,"end":23.46,"text":"And the press conference was in April of 2020."},{"start":23.48,"end":24.52,"text":"All came over and gave us a stretch on the business."},{"start":24.54,"end":25.38,"text":"And we did not go on the press conference."},{"start":25.4,"end":26.16,"text":"We did not go on the press conference."},{"start":26.18,"end":26.94,"text":"We did not go on the press conference."},{"start":26.96,"end":27.72,"text":"We did not go on the press conference."},{"start":27.74,"end":28.5,"text":"We did not go on the press conference."},{"start":30.05,"end":57.54,"text":"I had a long following in the military about three years ago."},{"start":57.56,"end":58.78,"text":"I had a long following in the military about three years ago."},{"start":58.8,"end":60.02,"text":"I had a long following in the military about three years ago."},{"start":61.56,"end":90.69,"text":"."},{"start":90.71,"end":90.73,"text":"."},{"start":90.75,"end":90.77,"text":"."},{"start":91.22,"end":117.11,"text":"I'm in 100 degrees."},{"start":117.13,"end":117.51,"text":"I'm in 100 degrees."},{"start":117.53,"end":117.91,"text":"I'm in 100 degrees."},{"start":117.93,"end":118.31,"text":"I'm in 100 degrees."},{"start":119.19,"end":142.52,"text":"I don't know what you're talking about."},{"start":142.54,"end":143.32,"text":"I don't know what you're talking about."},{"start":143.99,"end":171.94,"text":"The question that I was going to ask you is, what are you going to do about it?"},{"start":171.96,"end":172.44,"text":"Do you know what I mean?"},{"start":172.46,"end":172.94,"text":"Do you know what I mean?"},{"start":172.96,"end":173.44,"text":"Do you know what I mean?"},{"start":173.94,"end":203.66,"text":"... ... ... ... ..."},{"start":204.19,"end":228.44,"text":"When I was young, I was raised in a family home."},{"start":228.46,"end":229.26,"text":"My brother-in-law said I was a good boy."},{"start":229.28,"end":229.86,"text":"And I said, I was a good boy."},{"start":229.88,"end":230.38,"text":"I said I had a good life."},{"start":230.41,"end":230.91,"text":"I said I had a good life."},{"start":230.93,"end":231.43,"text":"I said I had a good life."},{"start":231.45,"end":231.95,"text":"I said I had a good life."},{"start":234.46,"end":249.43,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":249.95,"end":278.81,"text":"... ... ... ..."},{"start":279.35,"end":308.71,"text":"And now I'm going to do it again."},{"start":309.62,"end":337.73,"text":"No."},{"start":337.75,"end":337.81,"text":"No."},{"start":337.83,"end":337.89,"text":"No."},{"start":338.17,"end":367.25,"text":"All right."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon dictated a memorandum for the file regarding various administrative and political matters involving his senior staff. The discussion touched upon the upcoming press conference, strategies for managing staff members like H.R. Haldeman and John Ehrlichman, and political concerns including the 1972 election cycle. Nixon also addressed potential public relations issues and internal coordination regarding cabinet members and political rivals.","topics":["White House administration","1972 Presidential Election","Press relations","H.R. 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