{"conversationCode":"368-006","tapeNumber":368,"conversationNumber":6,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-368-006","startDateTime":"1972-10-17T23:18:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-10-18T00:08:00.000Z","startDate":"17-Oct-1972","startTime":"7:18 PM","endDate":"17-Oct-1972","endTime":"8:08 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\");","description":"On October 17, 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 7:18 pm and 8:08 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 368-006 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"EOB","recordingDevice":"Old Executive Office Building","latitudeEstimated":38.897567,"longitudeEstimated":-77.039147,"chronCode":4,"chronRelease":"Fourth Chronological Release","chronReleaseDate":"10-Dec-2003","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 368-6\n\nDate: October 17, 1972\nTime: Unknown between 7:18 pm and 8:08 pm\nLocation: Executive Office Building\n\nThe President talked with H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.\n\n         The President’s schedule\n             -Vietnam War\n                 -Charges\n                      -Response","filename":["368-006.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\")"],"prevCode":"368-005","nextCode":"368-007","transcript":[{"start":0.03,"end":26.03,"text":"You know, one thing that occurs to me as a peer follower is before the first day of the particular appeal, I find that, in other words, it's about, did you know that you're starting to do something?"},{"start":26.05,"end":27.18,"text":"You're ready to be wary and pressing forward after that."},{"start":27.2,"end":28.26,"text":"And the answer, once and for all, is to do something."},{"start":28.28,"end":29.28,"text":"The next day, you're like, can I do it too, maybe?"},{"start":29.3,"end":29.36,"text":"No."},{"start":29.38,"end":29.44,"text":"No."},{"start":29.46,"end":29.52,"text":"No."},{"start":29.54,"end":29.64,"text":"Okay."},{"start":29.66,"end":29.72,"text":"No."},{"start":30.49,"end":31.56,"text":"Thank you."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman met to discuss the President's schedule, specifically addressing the political management of charges related to the Vietnam War. The conversation focused on determining a strategic response to these allegations to maintain a firm, unified public position. Ultimately, Nixon rejected the idea of appearing indecisive, instructing Haldeman to ensure that the administration remains resolute rather than reactive.","topics":["Vietnam War","Presidential scheduling","Political strategy","Public relations","Crisis management"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T17:05:35.859Z"},"topicSlugs":["vietnam-war","presidential-scheduling","political-strategy","public-relations","crisis-management"],"audioDurationSec":35,"audioFiles":[{"file":"368-006.mp3","bytes":831946,"durationSec":34.6,"bitrate":192357,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:44.875Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/368-006.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/368-006","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/368/conversation-368-006","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}