{"conversationCode":"334-018","tapeNumber":334,"conversationNumber":18,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-334-018","startDateTime":"1972-05-02T14:43:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-05-02T14:44:00.000Z","startDate":"2-May-1972","startTime":"10:43 AM","endDate":"2-May-1972","endTime":"10:44 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","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 from 10:43 am to 10:44 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 334-018 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. 334-18\n\nDate: May 2, 1972\nTime: 10:43 am - 10:44 am\nLocation: Executive Office Building\n\nH. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman talked with the President.\n\n[See Conversation No. 23-104]","filename":["334-018.mp3"],"tapeStart":"01:54:21","tapeEnd":"01:57:18","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\")"],"prevCode":"334-017","nextCode":"334-019","transcript":[{"start":0.12,"end":23.66,"text":"The point is to get to death."},{"start":24.99,"end":33.84,"text":"No, no, God damn it to hell, don't do it that way."},{"start":33.86,"end":34.88,"text":"I'll be over there."},{"start":34.9,"end":38.48,"text":"And I want the death announcement and I will walk out."},{"start":38.51,"end":44.47,"text":"I want it announced so that they don't have 30 minutes to think about it before I get there."},{"start":44.49,"end":45.19,"text":"All right, can you be ready or not?"},{"start":45.21,"end":46.17,"text":"See what I mean?"},{"start":46.2,"end":51.26,"text":"If they announce it within five minutes after the death's announced, I want to be out there making the statement."},{"start":51.28,"end":51.94,"text":"I don't want any delay, whatever."},{"start":51.96,"end":52.9,"text":"Okay, let me know, I'll be right back."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman coordinate the protocol for a highly sensitive, impending death announcement to ensure minimal public delay. Nixon insists on immediate notification so he can deliver a prepared statement to the press within five minutes of the news being made public. This swift turnaround is intended to control the narrative and minimize the window for speculative reaction.","topics":["J. Edgar Hoover","Public Relations","Death Notification","Executive Protocol","Media Management"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T15:42:53.191Z"},"topicSlugs":["j-edgar-hoover","public-relations","death-notification","executive-protocol","media-management"],"audioDurationSec":55,"audioFiles":[{"file":"334-018.mp3","bytes":2213926,"durationSec":55.22,"bitrate":320731,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:41.909Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/334-018.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/334-018","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/334/conversation-334-018","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}