{"conversationCode":"331-025","tapeNumber":331,"conversationNumber":25,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-331-025","startDateTime":"1972-04-19T18:09:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-04-19T18:48:00.000Z","startDate":"19-Apr-1972","startTime":"1:09 PM","endDate":"19-Apr-1972","endTime":"1:48 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\");","description":"On April 19, 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 1:09 pm and 1:48 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 331-025 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":"Abuse of Governmental Power Release","aogpSegment":"Segment 0","lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 331-25\n\nDate: April 19, 1972\nTime: Unknown between 1:09 pm and 1:48 pm\nLocation: Executive Office Building\n\nThe President talked with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.\n\n     Meeting with Jerry V. Wilson and Washington, DC police officers\n          -Arrangements\n               -Rose Garden\n               -The President's appearance\n               -The President's remarks\n                     -DC crime rates\n                     -Wilson's achievements\n                     -[Walter E. Washington]\n               -Time\n\n     ITT hearings\n          -Edwin Reinecke's testimony\n\n     John B. Connally\n          -Meeting with the President","filename":["331-025.mp3"],"tapeStart":"04:14:10","tapeEnd":"04:16:29","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\")"],"prevCode":"331-024","nextCode":"331-026","transcript":[{"start":0.03,"end":26.95,"text":"It's a reconsideration that we could get it done today, early, early, around 7 o'clock."},{"start":26.97,"end":29.15,"text":"What I was thinking was to stand them up in the back of the, you know, on the steps leading into Rose Garden."},{"start":29.17,"end":29.73,"text":"And what I would do would be"},{"start":30.34,"end":50.36,"text":"Well, what I would do is just to go out and say, gee, Wilson, I want to congratulate you."},{"start":50.38,"end":50.78,"text":"We came into office."},{"start":50.8,"end":51.8,"text":"There was something about the Washington response."},{"start":51.82,"end":53.1,"text":"You've become the crime capital of our country in my 30 seconds."},{"start":53.12,"end":54.49,"text":"I said, as a result of what you have done, crime is now reduced 30%."},{"start":54.51,"end":56.11,"text":"And here, you, the men on the floor, as mayor of Washington, are a great credit."},{"start":56.13,"end":56.51,"text":"This is Washington."},{"start":56.53,"end":57.37,"text":"You're now an example for all the country."},{"start":57.39,"end":57.79,"text":"Thank you very much."},{"start":57.81,"end":58.01,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":58.03,"end":58.69,"text":"John, I'd like to have that done."},{"start":58.71,"end":59.77,"text":"If you could set it up, it'd have to be done at 2.45."},{"start":60.95,"end":87.72,"text":"It's all right."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman coordinate a public appearance in the Rose Garden to honor D.C. Police Chief Jerry V. Wilson for his success in reducing crime in the nation's capital. The President outlines his intended remarks, which emphasize the administration's progress on crime and highlight Wilson’s leadership as a national model. During the meeting, the two also briefly touch upon Edwin Reinecke’s testimony regarding the ITT hearings and a scheduled appointment with John B. Connally.","topics":["Jerry V. Wilson","DC crime policy","Rose Garden ceremony","ITT hearings","John B. Connally","Public relations"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T15:31:35.298Z"},"topicSlugs":["jerry-v-wilson","dc-crime-policy","rose-garden-ceremony","itt-hearings","john-b-connally","public-relations"],"audioDurationSec":92,"audioFiles":[{"file":"331-025.mp3","bytes":3679922,"durationSec":91.86,"bitrate":320474,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:41.907Z","transcriptGapSeconds":74,"transcriptGapShare":0.8,"transcriptQuality":"incomplete","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/331-025.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/331-025","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/331/conversation-331-025","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}