{"conversationCode":"668-010","tapeNumber":668,"conversationNumber":10,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-668-010","startDateTime":"1972-02-09T13:45:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-02-09T14:19:00.000Z","startDate":"9-Feb-1972","startTime":"8:45 AM","endDate":"9-Feb-1972","endTime":"9:19 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\"); Bull, Stephen B.;","description":"On February 9, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. (\"Bob\") Haldeman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:45 am and 9:19 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 668-010 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"OVAL","recordingDevice":"Oval Office","latitudeEstimated":38.8974,"longitudeEstimated":-77.0374,"chronCode":3,"chronRelease":"Third Chronological Release","chronReleaseDate":"28-Feb-2002","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 668-10\n\nDate: February 9, 1972\nTime: Unknown between 8:45 am and 9:19 am\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.\n\n     Memorial service\n        -Compared to funeral\n               -Cathedral\n\nStephen B. Bull entered at an unknown time after 8:45 am.\n\n                -Llewellyn E. (“Tommy”) Thompson, Jr.\n           -Timing\n\nHaldeman and Bull left at an unknown time before 9:19 am.","filename":["668a.mp3","668b.mp3","668b_i.mp3"],"tapeStart":"00:42:53","tapeEnd":"00:45:21","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\")","Bull, Stephen B."],"prevCode":"668-009","nextCode":"668-011","tapeTranscriptFile":"668a.mp3,668b.mp3","transcript":[{"start":2600.19,"end":2613.36,"text":"I'm just wondering what was the time, the first time, the time that you're like bothering my head."},{"start":2613.38,"end":2616.16,"text":"It's a memorial service, not an actual funeral."},{"start":2616.18,"end":2616.54,"text":"I know, I know."},{"start":2616.56,"end":2621.28,"text":"And it's at the cathedral that your grandpa home brought you."},{"start":2642.87,"end":2647.65,"text":"Is that the Prince of Babel and Thompson, the memorial service of the Cathedrals of the Dead?"},{"start":2647.67,"end":2649.81,"text":"I'm pretty sure they plan out what time it starts."}],"transcriptBoundary":{"start":2546.75,"end":2691.5,"startMethod":"silence","endMethod":"silence"},"transcriptConfidence":"high","transcriptSource":"bigtape","aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon, H. R. Haldeman, and Stephen B. Bull discussed the logistical arrangements for the upcoming memorial service of diplomat Llewellyn E. “Tommy” Thompson, Jr. The participants focused on distinguishing the nature of the event from a traditional funeral and confirmed the specific venue as the Washington National Cathedral. They sought to finalize the timing of the service to ensure proper executive planning.","topics":["Llewellyn E. Thompson","Memorial service","Washington National Cathedral","Diplomacy","White House scheduling"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-07T02:17:16.063Z"},"topicSlugs":["llewellyn-e-thompson","memorial-service","washington-national-cathedral","diplomacy","white-house-scheduling"],"audioDurationSec":148,"audioFiles":[{"file":"668a.mp3","bytes":175654451,"durationSec":7318.87,"bitrate":192001,"missing":false},{"file":"668b.mp3","bytes":105440443,"durationSec":4393.29,"bitrate":192002,"missing":false},{"file":"668b_i.mp3","bytes":7427969,"durationSec":309.42,"bitrate":192047,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":true,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:54.978Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/668a.mp3","https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/668b.mp3","https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/668b_i.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/668-010","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/668/conversation-668-010","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}