{"conversationCode":"544-003","tapeNumber":544,"conversationNumber":3,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-544-003","startDateTime":"1971-07-23T13:40:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-07-23T13:40:00.000Z","startDate":"23-Jul-1971","startTime":"9:40 AM","endDate":"23-Jul-1971","endTime":"9:40 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\"); Kissinger, Henry A.;","description":"On July 23, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. (\"Bob\") Haldeman, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House at 9:40 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 544-003 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. 544-3\n\nDate: July 23, 1971\nTime: 9:40 am\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President talked with H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.\n\n     Schedule\n          -Henry A. Kissinger's location\n          -Forthcoming meeting with Haldeman\n\nThe President talked with Kissinger at 9:40 am.\n\n     Kissinger's forthcoming meeting with the President","filename":["544-003.mp3"],"tapeStart":"00:04:35","tapeEnd":"00:05:39","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\")","Kissinger, Henry A."],"prevCode":"544-002","nextCode":"544-004","transcript":[{"start":6.11,"end":9.52,"text":"Uh, is Henry there with you?"},{"start":9.54,"end":17.48,"text":"Yeah, I'm gonna ask him something on the phone."},{"start":17.5,"end":17.74,"text":"Keep coming."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon coordinated with H. R. Haldeman to arrange a briefing with Henry Kissinger regarding his upcoming schedule and travel. The discussion served as a logistical preparation for a formal meeting between the President and Kissinger. The primary objective was to ensure the National Security Advisor was available for a direct consultation on pressing foreign policy matters.","topics":["H. R. Haldeman","Henry Kissinger","White House scheduling","Foreign policy","Logistics"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T23:26:41.301Z"},"topicSlugs":["h-r-haldeman","henry-kissinger","white-house-scheduling","foreign-policy","logistics"],"audioDurationSec":22,"audioFiles":[{"file":"544-003.mp3","bytes":888995,"durationSec":22.08,"bitrate":322040,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:51.010Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/544-003.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/544-003","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/544/conversation-544-003","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}