{"conversationCode":"328-031","tapeNumber":328,"conversationNumber":31,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-328-031","startDateTime":"1972-04-03T20:05:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-04-03T20:19:00.000Z","startDate":"3-Apr-1972","startTime":"3:05 PM","endDate":"3-Apr-1972","endTime":"3:19 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President);","description":"On April 3, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:05 pm and 3:19 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 328-031 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. 328-31\n\nDate: April 3, 1972\nTime: Unknown between 3:05 pm and 3:19 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 10/09/2019.\nSegment cleared for release.]\n[Personal Returnable]\n[328-031-w001]\n[Duration: 52s]\n\n       Vietnam\n             -Bombing\n             -Laos\n             -Media\n                     -Press release [?]\n             -North Vietnamese offensive\n             -Press coverage\n\f**********************************************************************\n\n                                                         Conv. No. 328-30\n                                                         Conversation      (cont.)\n                                                                      No. 328-32\n\nDate: April 3, 1972\nTime: Unknown between 3:05 pm and 3:19 pm\nLocation: Executive Office Building\n\nThe President talked with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman [?]\n\n     Report on a speech\n         -John B. Connally\n         -Spiro Agnew’s comments\n\n     The President’s schedule\n          -Check with someone\n          -Speech\n                -Subject\n          -Press conference\n                -Time\n                -Check with Connally\n                      -John D. Ehrlichman\n\n     John N. Mitchell\n          -Location\n\n     The President’s schedule\n          -A meeting with someone\n          -Ehrlichman\n                -Patrick J. Buchanan\n                -Meeting with the President\n                      -Arrangements\n                      -Time\n                      -Clearance with Connally\n          -A press conference\n                -Henry A. Kissinger\n                -William P. Rogers","filename":["328-031.mp3"],"tapeStart":"03:42:50","tapeEnd":"03:44:39","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)"],"prevCode":"328-030","nextCode":"328-032","transcript":[{"start":0.03,"end":28.98,"text":"Thank you very much."},{"start":29.71,"end":50.17,"text":"Thank you."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon dictates a memorandum regarding the escalating North Vietnamese offensive and the subsequent administration strategy toward bombing campaigns in Laos and Vietnam. He consults with H.R. Haldeman to coordinate his upcoming schedule, specifically regarding a planned speech and press conference. The discussion emphasizes the need for internal alignment, necessitating consultations with John Connally, Henry Kissinger, and William Rogers to manage media coverage and public messaging.","topics":["Vietnam War","Military Strategy","Presidential Scheduling","Media Relations","John Connally","H.R. Haldeman"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T15:17:53.795Z"},"topicSlugs":["vietnam-war","military-strategy","presidential-scheduling","media-relations","john-connally","h-r-haldeman"],"audioDurationSec":54,"audioFiles":[{"file":"328-031.mp3","bytes":2180509,"durationSec":54.39,"bitrate":320743,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:41.906Z","transcriptGapSeconds":49,"transcriptGapShare":0.91,"transcriptQuality":"incomplete","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/328-031.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/328-031","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/328/conversation-328-031","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}