{"conversationCode":"473-003","tapeNumber":473,"conversationNumber":3,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-473-003","startDateTime":"1971-03-25T14:31:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-03-25T14:31:00.000Z","startDate":"25-Mar-1971","startTime":"9:31 AM","endDate":"25-Mar-1971","endTime":"9:31 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\"); White House operator;","description":"On March 25, 1971, H. R. (\"Bob\") Haldeman and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 9:31 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 473-003 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"OVAL","recordingDevice":"Oval Office","latitudeEstimated":38.8974,"longitudeEstimated":-77.0374,"chronCode":1,"chronRelease":"First Chronological Release","chronReleaseDate":"5-Oct-1999","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 473-3\n\nDate: March 25, 1971\nTime: 9:31 am\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nH. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman talked with the White House operator\n     President’s location\n\n     President’s previous call [to Rose Mary Woods]\n\n     President’s location","filename":["473-003.mp3"],"tapeStart":"00:41:11","tapeEnd":"00:41:51","participantsList":["Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\")","White House operator"],"prevCode":"473-002","nextCode":"473-004","transcript":[{"start":5.38,"end":12.6,"text":"Let him sit down for a minute."},{"start":12.62,"end":14,"text":"Did he bother?"},{"start":14.02,"end":14.5,"text":"I need you to hold her."},{"start":15.32,"end":17.63,"text":"He'll be back in just a minute."},{"start":17.65,"end":18.53,"text":"I'll have to pick up as soon as he comes in."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"H. R. Haldeman coordinates with the White House operator to manage the President's incoming and outgoing communications. The brief exchange focuses on locating the President and facilitating a connection with his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods. Haldeman provides instructions to hold the line until the President returns to the office to resume his scheduled calls.","topics":["White House communications","Rose Mary Woods","H. R. Haldeman","Presidential scheduling","Telecommunications"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T21:31:54.932Z"},"topicSlugs":["white-house-communications","rose-mary-woods","h-r-haldeman","presidential-scheduling","telecommunications"],"audioDurationSec":19,"audioFiles":[{"file":"473-003.mp3","bytes":450768,"durationSec":18.71,"bitrate":192742,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:48.988Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/473-003.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/473-003","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/473/conversation-473-003","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}