{"conversationCode":"419-017","tapeNumber":419,"conversationNumber":17,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-419-017","startDateTime":"1973-03-14T13:59:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-03-14T14:25:00.000Z","startDate":"14-Mar-1973","startTime":"8:59 AM","endDate":"14-Mar-1973","endTime":"9:25 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President);","description":"On March 14, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:59 am and 9:25 am. 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R. (“Bob”) Haldeman\n      -Public relations [PR]\n            -Problems\n                   -Education [?]\n                   -Domestic policy\n                   -Timing\n                   -Compared to foreign policy\n\nJustice Department\n      -Federal Bureau of Investigation [FBI]\n\nRobert H. Finch [?]\n     -Candidacy\n\nJohn D. Ehrlichman [?]\n\nSelection process\n\nMeeting in Executive Office Building [EOB]\n     -Scheduling\n     -Haldeman\n     -Power\n     -Recognition\n\nVietnam War\n     -Objectives\n     -US withdrawal\n          -POWs [?]\n          -South Vietnam\n\nWilliam P. Rogers\n      -Pentagon [?]\n\f                                            -19-\n\n                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM\n\n                                                               Conversation No. 419-17 (cont’d)\n\n             -Position\n\n[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]\n*****************************************************************","filename":["419-017.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)"],"prevCode":"419-016","nextCode":"419-018","transcript":[{"start":0.03,"end":16.67,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":16.69,"end":16.89,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":52.02,"end":56.55,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":110.48,"end":135.12,"text":"I don't know."},{"start":145.48,"end":161.66,"text":"So it's our time to speak out against it."},{"start":161.68,"end":162.71,"text":"It's been a year where we've had some observations."},{"start":162.73,"end":163.23,"text":"We've had some questions."},{"start":163.25,"end":163.75,"text":"We've had some questions."},{"start":163.77,"end":164.27,"text":"We've had some questions."},{"start":164.29,"end":164.79,"text":"We've had some questions."},{"start":164.81,"end":165.31,"text":"We've had some questions."},{"start":165.33,"end":165.83,"text":"We've had some questions."},{"start":177.2,"end":185.79,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":204.1,"end":208.54,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":269.41,"end":296.81,"text":"... ... ... ... ..."},{"start":301.65,"end":330.29,"text":"."},{"start":330.31,"end":330.33,"text":"."},{"start":330.35,"end":330.37,"text":"."},{"start":330.39,"end":330.41,"text":"."},{"start":330.43,"end":330.45,"text":"."},{"start":337.68,"end":354.06,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":378.08,"end":407.48,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":433.97,"end":441.58,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":480.75,"end":504.43,"text":"... ... ... ..."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon dictated a memorandum for the file regarding a variety of administrative and policy matters. The discussion covered public relations strategies for domestic policy, the status of Vietnam War objectives and U.S. troop withdrawals, and the performance of the Justice Department and FBI. Nixon also reviewed personnel and scheduling concerns, specifically regarding the roles of H.R. Haldeman, John Ehrlichman, and William Rogers, while noting potential awards for customs agents.","topics":["Public Relations","Vietnam War","POWs","H.R. 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