{"conversationCode":"639-006","tapeNumber":639,"conversationNumber":6,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-639-006","startDateTime":"1971-12-18T17:50:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-12-18T18:09:00.000Z","startDate":"18-Dec-1971","startTime":"12:50 PM","endDate":"18-Dec-1971","endTime":"1:09 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\"); [Unknown person(s)];","description":"On December 18, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. (\"Bob\") Haldeman, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:50 pm to 1:09 pm. 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(“Pat’) Nixon\n               -Former members\n                      -Clifford M. Hardin\n\n       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542\n\n                      -Maurice H. Stans\n                -Daniel P. Moynihan\n                -Invited guests\n                      -List\n                -Staff members\n                      -Leonard Garment\n                      -Herbert G. Klein\n                -Arthur F. Burns\n                -Dr. John A. Hannah\n                -Robert J. Dole\n                -Woods\n                -Date\n                -Alexander P. Butterfield\n                -Charles W. Colson\n                -Woods\n                      -Mrs. Nixon\n                -Telephone calls\n           -Columbia Broadcasting System [CBS]\n                -President’s Christmas message [?]\n           -Press gathering\n                -New Year's Eve\n                -Christmas Eve\n                -Planning\n           -Connally\n                -Talk with Haldeman\n\nHaldeman left at 1:09 pm.","filename":["639-006.mp3"],"tapeStart":"00:17:03","tapeEnd":"00:25:34","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\")","[Unknown person(s)]"],"prevCode":"639-005","nextCode":"639-007","transcript":[{"start":6.95,"end":10.31,"text":"Now, just before we got in, I'm going to return the call."},{"start":10.89,"end":13.67,"text":"I'm going to get this back to you."},{"start":14.13,"end":28.06,"text":"I'm going to return the call."},{"start":28.52,"end":30.34,"text":"I'm going to return it to you."},{"start":41.79,"end":50.6,"text":"And we have the point that there's a possibility."},{"start":50.66,"end":51.6,"text":"Well, it's necessary."},{"start":51.64,"end":52,"text":"What is it?"},{"start":52.34,"end":52.56,"text":"Right."},{"start":52.58,"end":53.4,"text":"Let's have it."},{"start":53.42,"end":53.56,"text":"Right."},{"start":53.82,"end":55.98,"text":"That makes it definite."},{"start":56.68,"end":69.27,"text":"Now, so that you can start getting to the end."},{"start":73.93,"end":75.07,"text":"That road's a long path if we mess around here."},{"start":103.39,"end":109.38,"text":"In other words, it's going to be too big."},{"start":110.34,"end":112.16,"text":"It's going to be too little."},{"start":112.26,"end":131.49,"text":"It's not going to be enough."},{"start":137.5,"end":138.52,"text":"I wouldn't go down quite a step."},{"start":138.54,"end":156.76,"text":"I didn't think I would go."},{"start":157.58,"end":162.34,"text":"It's kind of hard to figure out."},{"start":164.74,"end":166.16,"text":"Hey, that's the rollout."},{"start":167.79,"end":172.91,"text":"Nice, so it includes garnets, right?"},{"start":174.09,"end":174.33,"text":"Yes."},{"start":200.9,"end":224.75,"text":"a real problem where you draw the line down and don't go"},{"start":243.09,"end":268.33,"text":"I'd like to get that, that, uh... After Rose is checked back, I'm sure they don't have it scheduled on that 21st."},{"start":274.02,"end":280.12,"text":"and they know they're gonna hold the day, you see?"},{"start":280.14,"end":283.25,"text":"At the very fact that it's in motion, you know, you get a sign that you aren't doing anything."},{"start":283.61,"end":284.33,"text":"You see what I mean?"},{"start":284.35,"end":284.53,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":284.99,"end":285.95,"text":"I'd like to call some people."},{"start":286.73,"end":299.34,"text":"It's possible some of the issues aren't going to be the same."},{"start":299.36,"end":300.14,"text":"You know, it's very late."},{"start":307.52,"end":307.6,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":307.62,"end":310.5,"text":"We should be made money by all means."},{"start":323.05,"end":331.46,"text":"It'll be good to get that when CBS came out and waited the second thing."},{"start":331.48,"end":333.1,"text":"It was a hurry."},{"start":338.03,"end":352.88,"text":"I may get the death watch pressed together as I did last year."},{"start":352.94,"end":359.28,"text":"I mean, those don't want to be wrong."},{"start":359.38,"end":361.12,"text":"I just don't mind if I do it."},{"start":361.28,"end":364.7,"text":"I'm just here to spur them on."},{"start":369.97,"end":371.19,"text":"Did you do that New Year's Eve last year?"},{"start":371.21,"end":378.25,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":378.27,"end":379.05,"text":"I remember about New Year's Eve."},{"start":379.07,"end":387.9,"text":"I think I did it, uh, Christmas."},{"start":387.92,"end":391.48,"text":"Well, I remember it was in the end of everybody was gone."},{"start":392.7,"end":396.31,"text":"Man, that guy."},{"start":396.47,"end":397.43,"text":"Well, anyway, we'll figure it out."},{"start":398.46,"end":399.04,"text":"Thanks for your good time."},{"start":456.1,"end":461.94,"text":"Get him out of the meeting."},{"start":461.98,"end":463.99,"text":"No, get him out."},{"start":464.11,"end":465.43,"text":"He's over there."},{"start":465.49,"end":467.73,"text":"He's over there."},{"start":468.05,"end":470.19,"text":"He's over there."},{"start":471.15,"end":472.35,"text":"He's over there."},{"start":472.41,"end":474.49,"text":"He's over there."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and H. 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