{"conversationCode":"334-024","tapeNumber":334,"conversationNumber":24,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-334-024","startDateTime":"1972-05-02T17:23:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-05-02T20:38:00.000Z","startDate":"2-May-1972","startTime":"1:23 PM","endDate":"2-May-1972","endTime":"4:38 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President);","description":"On May 2, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:23 pm and 4:38 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 334-024 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. 334-24\n\nDate: May 2, 1972\nTime: Unknown between 1:23 pm and 4:38 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 10/07/2019.\nSegment cleared for release.]\n[Personal Returnable]\n\n[334-024-001]\n[Duration: 2m 52s]\n\n     The President's speech\n          -Complimentary remarks\n          -H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman\n               -Positive reaction\n               -Public reaction\n\n          -Bombing [?]\n              -Margin\n\n*****************************************************************","filename":["334-024.mp3"],"tapeStart":"02:09:45","tapeEnd":"02:12:55","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)"],"prevCode":"334-023","nextCode":"334-025","transcript":[{"start":0.03,"end":12.98,"text":"I don't know if I can find a lot to describe in this paragraph."},{"start":13,"end":14.51,"text":"It's just a version of the timeline, and I can't really try to memorize it."},{"start":14.53,"end":16.03,"text":"So, with regard to speech, I'm going to put out a blog."},{"start":18.17,"end":43.28,"text":"He was the forehand of the party."},{"start":43.3,"end":43.64,"text":"He certainly was."},{"start":43.66,"end":44.16,"text":"He was a great character."},{"start":44.18,"end":44.5,"text":"He was a caller."},{"start":44.52,"end":46.02,"text":"And those who were called were probably the best people ever at the speech."},{"start":46.04,"end":47.4,"text":"And those who were called felt that it was the best each other made."},{"start":48.53,"end":74.88,"text":"This is how I do it."},{"start":74.9,"end":75.54,"text":"Before I try to create a target."},{"start":75.56,"end":75.96,"text":"This is how I do it."},{"start":75.98,"end":76.38,"text":"This is how I do it."},{"start":76.4,"end":76.8,"text":"This is how I do it."},{"start":77.66,"end":103.24,"text":"... ... ... ... ..."},{"start":103.76,"end":124.54,"text":"All right."},{"start":125.23,"end":141.28,"text":"All right."},{"start":144.95,"end":172.7,"text":"All right."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon dictates a memorandum for the file regarding the positive public reception of his recent speech. He specifically notes the favorable feedback received by H. R. Haldeman from those who heard the address. The discussion briefly touches upon the impact of ongoing bombing operations in relation to his public messaging.","topics":["Presidential speeches","H. R. Haldeman","Public opinion","Bombing operations","Memorandum"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T15:43:26.569Z"},"topicSlugs":["presidential-speeches","h-r-haldeman","public-opinion","bombing-operations","memorandum"],"audioDurationSec":173,"audioFiles":[{"file":"334-024.mp3","bytes":6911787,"durationSec":172.65,"bitrate":320269,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:41.908Z","transcriptGapSeconds":142,"transcriptGapShare":0.82,"transcriptQuality":"incomplete","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/334-024.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/334-024","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/334/conversation-334-024","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}