{"conversationCode":"434-023","tapeNumber":434,"conversationNumber":23,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-434-023","startDateTime":"1973-05-11T18:56:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-05-11T18:57:00.000Z","startDate":"11-May-1973","startTime":"2:56 PM","endDate":"11-May-1973","endTime":"2:57 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\");","description":"On May 11, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. (\"Bob\") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:56 pm to 2:57 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 434-023 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"EOB","recordingDevice":"Old Executive Office Building","latitudeEstimated":38.897567,"longitudeEstimated":-77.039147,"chronCode":"5.5","chronRelease":"Fifth Chronological Release: Part V","chronReleaseDate":"21-Aug-2013","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 434-23\n\nDate: May 11, 1973\nTime: 2:56 pm - 2:57 pm\nLocation: Old Executive Office Building\n\nThe President talked with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.\n\n[See Conversation No. 46-11]","filename":["434-023.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\")"],"prevCode":"434-022","nextCode":"434-024","transcript":[{"start":5.23,"end":20.33,"text":"Well, I just wanted to be sure that you knew that I was very enthusiastic about it, very enthusiastic about the foundation."},{"start":20.35,"end":22.41,"text":"And I want you to follow through on how our high water is that small."},{"start":22.43,"end":26.86,"text":"You know, because basically, let me say, whatever, well, basically, Bob, who the hell is going to write the history of the first four years of Christ?"},{"start":26.88,"end":29.33,"text":"I'm going to have to try it."},{"start":29.35,"end":32.89,"text":"I'm going to try it."},{"start":32.91,"end":33.31,"text":"I'm going to try it."},{"start":34.62,"end":57.57,"text":"That's right, that's right."},{"start":57.59,"end":58.99,"text":"You've got, you've got everything taped and everything else, you know."},{"start":59.02,"end":59.52,"text":"Okay, but I guess I'll..."},{"start":59.54,"end":59.66,"text":"Right."},{"start":59.68,"end":59.8,"text":"Right."},{"start":59.82,"end":59.94,"text":"Right."},{"start":59.96,"end":60.06,"text":"Okay."},{"start":60.08,"end":60.46,"text":"We'll try to do it."},{"start":60.48,"end":60.68,"text":"All right."},{"start":60.7,"end":60.98,"text":"Anything else?"},{"start":61,"end":61.2,"text":"All right."},{"start":61.22,"end":61.42,"text":"All right."},{"start":61.44,"end":62,"text":"Give me a call, let me know."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman briefly discuss the establishment of a foundation intended to preserve the administration's legacy. Nixon expresses enthusiasm for the project and indicates his personal intention to author a history of his first term. The two agree that the comprehensive collection of White House tape recordings will serve as the primary resource for this historical account.","topics":["Presidential legacy","White House tapes","Historical documentation","Nixon Foundation","Administration history"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T19:58:23.454Z"},"topicSlugs":["presidential-legacy","white-house-tapes","historical-documentation","nixon-foundation","administration-history"],"audioDurationSec":70,"audioFiles":[{"file":"434-023.mp3","bytes":2256896,"durationSec":70.39,"bitrate":256514,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:04.424Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/434-023.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/434-023","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/434/conversation-434-023","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}