{"conversationCode":"334-012","tapeNumber":334,"conversationNumber":12,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-334-012","startDateTime":"1972-05-02T14:00:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-05-02T14:25:00.000Z","startDate":"2-May-1972","startTime":"10:00 AM","endDate":"2-May-1972","endTime":"10:25 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\");","description":"On May 2, 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 10:00 am and 10:25 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 334-012 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. 334-12\n\nDate: May 2, 1972\nTime: Unknown between 10:00 am and 10:25 am\nLocation: Executive Office Building\n\nThe President talked with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman [?].\n\n     Lt. Gen. Vernon A. Walters\n          -Confirmation by Senate\n          -Loyalty\n          -Job at Central Intelligence Agency [CIA]\n\n          -Compared with J. Edgar Hoover\n\n     Hoover\n         -Announcement of death\n             -Delay","filename":["334-012.mp3"],"tapeStart":"01:44:23","tapeEnd":"01:46:30","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\")"],"prevCode":"334-011","nextCode":"334-013","transcript":[{"start":1.26,"end":24.31,"text":"I'm trying to find out what."},{"start":24.33,"end":24.89,"text":"I'm trying to find out what."},{"start":24.91,"end":25.47,"text":"I'm trying to find out what."},{"start":25.49,"end":26.05,"text":"I'm trying to find out what."},{"start":27.17,"end":53.1,"text":"You know, I hate to put something so vague over there."},{"start":53.12,"end":53.42,"text":"It's not water."},{"start":53.44,"end":54.38,"text":"There's many of the attributes that Luther had."},{"start":54.4,"end":55.2,"text":"He had flair, vanity, a couple of years."},{"start":55.22,"end":56.04,"text":"He was thinking through the combinations."},{"start":73.84,"end":98.24,"text":"."},{"start":98.26,"end":98.28,"text":"."},{"start":98.3,"end":98.32,"text":"."},{"start":98.34,"end":98.36,"text":"."},{"start":98.38,"end":98.4,"text":"."},{"start":99.64,"end":102.87,"text":"Who is delaying?"},{"start":103.69,"end":113.83,"text":"Who is delaying?"},{"start":113.85,"end":114.39,"text":"I mean, are we delaying it?"},{"start":114.41,"end":114.81,"text":"Yeah, Mike White is."},{"start":114.83,"end":115.15,"text":"He's got a note."},{"start":115.17,"end":115.27,"text":"Okay."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman discussed the leadership transition at the FBI following the death of J. Edgar Hoover, including the strategic timing of the official announcement. The conversation also touched upon the appointment of Lt. Gen. Vernon A. Walters to the CIA, focusing on his Senate confirmation prospects and personal loyalty. Nixon expressed concerns regarding the delay in managing the public announcement of Hoover's passing, tasking staff with expediting the process.","topics":["J. Edgar Hoover","Vernon A. Walters","CIA","FBI","Presidential appointments","Crisis management"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T15:42:20.800Z"},"topicSlugs":["j-edgar-hoover","vernon-a-walters","cia","fbi","presidential-appointments","crisis-management"],"audioDurationSec":115,"audioFiles":[{"file":"334-012.mp3","bytes":4622416,"durationSec":115.43,"bitrate":320365,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:41.909Z","transcriptGapSeconds":73,"transcriptGapShare":0.64,"transcriptQuality":"incomplete","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/334-012.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/334-012","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/334/conversation-334-012","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}