{"conversationCode":"370-005","tapeNumber":370,"conversationNumber":5,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-370-005","startDateTime":"1972-10-19T16:38:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-10-19T17:48:00.000Z","startDate":"19-Oct-1972","startTime":"12:38 PM","endDate":"19-Oct-1972","endTime":"1:48 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\");","description":"On October 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 12:38 pm and 1:48 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 370-005 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. 370-5\n\nDate: October 19, 1972\nTime: Unknown between 12:38 pm and 1:48 pm\nLocation: Executive Office Building\n\nThe President talked with H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.\n\n        Request for a meeting with Haldeman","filename":["370-005.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\")"],"prevCode":"370-004","nextCode":"370-006","transcript":[{"start":0.54,"end":4.25,"text":"Free to come over now."},{"start":4.27,"end":4.47,"text":"All right."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman coordinated an immediate in-person meeting at the Old Executive Office Building. The brief exchange served as a logistical arrangement for the two to convene for private deliberations. No specific policy matters were discussed during this initial contact, as the primary objective was ensuring Haldeman's prompt arrival.","topics":["White House logistics","Presidential scheduling","Staff communication"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T17:12:00.554Z"},"topicSlugs":["white-house-logistics","presidential-scheduling","staff-communication"],"audioDurationSec":7,"audioFiles":[{"file":"370-005.mp3","bytes":173034,"durationSec":7.15,"bitrate":193694,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:44.875Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/370-005.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/370-005","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/370/conversation-370-005","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}