{"conversationCode":"328-032","tapeNumber":328,"conversationNumber":32,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-328-032","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); Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\");","description":"On April 3, 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 3:05 pm and 3:19 pm. 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(“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":["328-032.mp3"],"tapeStart":"03:44:39","tapeEnd":"03:50:18","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\")"],"prevCode":"328-031","nextCode":"328-033","transcript":[{"start":0.03,"end":22.68,"text":"I'll have you take a report on that speech."},{"start":22.7,"end":22.8,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":22.82,"end":24.38,"text":"I don't want to make a commitment, but I'll be another possibility to hurt me."},{"start":24.4,"end":24.96,"text":"How about having John do it?"},{"start":24.98,"end":25.26,"text":"John Connolly."},{"start":25.68,"end":47.91,"text":"And I think that makes it better for me, but I think he doesn't really expect me to be more precise."},{"start":47.92,"end":48.43,"text":"I'm not sure of anything."},{"start":48.45,"end":48.91,"text":"Well, that's all right."},{"start":48.93,"end":54.13,"text":"You've got to find out whether... Well, now, Bob, if he takes this issue, it's going to be..."},{"start":54.15,"end":54.39,"text":"It may be..."},{"start":54.41,"end":54.79,"text":"It's going to be..."},{"start":56.02,"end":73.46,"text":"Yeah, well, we've got to be very sure."},{"start":73.56,"end":76.92,"text":"If he is, I don't think I can do it."},{"start":76.94,"end":78.54,"text":"I mean, I really don't think so."},{"start":78.56,"end":80.52,"text":"I mean, I don't think the president and the vice president are going to have to do the same thing."},{"start":80.54,"end":80.8,"text":"Do you agree?"},{"start":80.82,"end":81.02,"text":"All right."},{"start":81.04,"end":81.97,"text":"Now they can check with him on going Thursday."},{"start":81.98,"end":82.95,"text":"And he healed because he wanted to put him away."},{"start":82.97,"end":83.09,"text":"Right."},{"start":83.11,"end":83.99,"text":"He told him on Thursday, the vice president."},{"start":85.18,"end":97.44,"text":"Well, that's a good substitute."},{"start":97.46,"end":97.56,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":97.58,"end":98,"text":"Right, right."},{"start":101.47,"end":108.28,"text":"Now, what is the situation on the conference?"},{"start":108.48,"end":109.16,"text":"We'd have to do it in the morning."},{"start":109.18,"end":110.84,"text":"Well, fine."},{"start":110.86,"end":111.5,"text":"We ought to do it at 11."},{"start":111.52,"end":112.38,"text":"Maybe that's a good time."},{"start":112.4,"end":113.12,"text":"Right, right, right, right, right."},{"start":113.14,"end":114.24,"text":"John is checking with Conley."},{"start":117.23,"end":143,"text":"Okay, how about officials here today?"},{"start":143.02,"end":143.34,"text":"All right, okay."},{"start":143.36,"end":143.76,"text":"Who's going forward?"},{"start":143.78,"end":144.2,"text":"Oh, that's all right."},{"start":144.22,"end":145.12,"text":"All right, good, that is good."},{"start":149.1,"end":169.55,"text":"And I'll see you tomorrow sometime."},{"start":169.57,"end":170.41,"text":"We've got to be 10 to 12, 3 or 4, 8 to 11."},{"start":170.43,"end":171.94,"text":"Shall I make a date?"},{"start":171.96,"end":172.36,"text":"Shall I make a date?"},{"start":172.38,"end":172.5,"text":"I see."},{"start":172.52,"end":173.36,"text":"Yeah, well, I'll probably make a date."},{"start":173.38,"end":173.66,"text":"That's better."},{"start":173.68,"end":174.28,"text":"You've got to see your father."},{"start":174.3,"end":174.9,"text":"You've got to see your father."},{"start":174.92,"end":175.52,"text":"You've got to see your father."},{"start":175.54,"end":176.14,"text":"You've got to see your father."},{"start":178.52,"end":200.51,"text":"I don't know."},{"start":200.53,"end":207.04,"text":"I don't know."},{"start":207.06,"end":207.32,"text":"I don't know."},{"start":207.34,"end":207.6,"text":"I don't know."},{"start":207.97,"end":230,"text":"I don't want to catch him in the middle because his name isn't finished."},{"start":230.02,"end":230.5,"text":"So we can tell him that."},{"start":230.52,"end":230.9,"text":"He's got this name."},{"start":230.92,"end":231.56,"text":"But you have to make a decision."},{"start":231.58,"end":232.14,"text":"You have to make a decision."},{"start":232.16,"end":232.72,"text":"You have to make a decision."},{"start":232.74,"end":233.3,"text":"You have to make a decision."},{"start":233.32,"end":233.88,"text":"You have to make a decision."},{"start":233.9,"end":234.46,"text":"You have to make a decision."},{"start":234.48,"end":235.04,"text":"You have to make a decision."},{"start":235.06,"end":235.63,"text":"You have to make a decision."},{"start":236.25,"end":258.71,"text":"unless there's something urgent to do."},{"start":258.73,"end":259.25,"text":"No, no, this is important."},{"start":259.27,"end":260.25,"text":"But why don't you go out over the things with me?"},{"start":260.27,"end":261.37,"text":"But I'm going to be working with Henry for a long time."},{"start":261.39,"end":262.59,"text":"If he can get this finished, then give me a, give me a ring."},{"start":262.61,"end":262.97,"text":"He's clearly calm."},{"start":262.99,"end":263.19,"text":"He's calm."},{"start":263.21,"end":263.63,"text":"He's got a situation."},{"start":263.65,"end":264.07,"text":"He's got a situation."},{"start":264.09,"end":264.51,"text":"He's got a situation."},{"start":264.53,"end":264.95,"text":"He's got a situation."},{"start":264.97,"end":265.39,"text":"He's got a situation."},{"start":265.41,"end":265.83,"text":"He's got a situation."},{"start":266.1,"end":279.51,"text":"."},{"start":279.53,"end":279.85,"text":"."},{"start":279.87,"end":283.34,"text":"."},{"start":283.36,"end":292.81,"text":"."},{"start":292.83,"end":292.85,"text":"."},{"start":293.57,"end":322.48,"text":"Are you uh, do you have any people who uh,"},{"start":323.31,"end":332.63,"text":"Yeah, uh, I don't know."},{"start":332.65,"end":332.71,"text":"No."},{"start":332.73,"end":332.79,"text":"No."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and H. 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