{"conversationCode":"692-009","tapeNumber":692,"conversationNumber":9,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-692-009","startDateTime":"1972-03-23T23:27:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-03-23T23:28:00.000Z","startDate":"23-Mar-1972","startTime":"6:27 PM","endDate":"23-Mar-1972","endTime":"6:28 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\");","description":"On March 23, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. (\"Bob\") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 6:27 pm to 6:28 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 692-009 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. 692-9\n\nDate: March 23, 1972\nTime: 6:27 pm - 6:28 pm\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President talked with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.\n\n     Time, Newsweek\n          -Allen S. Drury\n          -Actions\n               -Networks","filename":["692-009.mp3"],"tapeStart":"02:25:01","tapeEnd":"02:26:22","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\")"],"prevCode":"692-008","nextCode":"692-010","transcript":[{"start":6.38,"end":15.22,"text":"No, I was going to tell you that I think that the Times Newsweek thing is part of the... Do you remember the Alan Curry theory about how people get together?"},{"start":15.26,"end":25.62,"text":"Don't you agree that that's what really happens here in the networks when some of these guys get together and they all synchronize with each other and they're going to do it?"},{"start":25.7,"end":29.08,"text":"Because that doesn't deserve that kind of treatment, particularly at this late date."},{"start":30.45,"end":30.82,"text":"And yet..."},{"start":32.97,"end":36.16,"text":"But they're also trying to help."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman briefly discuss the perceived orchestration of news coverage by major networks and publications, specifically referencing the \"Alan Drury theory\" regarding coordinated media agendas. Nixon expresses frustration over a recent negative news treatment and seeks validation from Haldeman regarding the synchronicity of these media outlets. The conversation concludes with a recognition of the conflicting motivations behind the press's reporting efforts.","topics":["Media bias","News networks","Newsweek","New York Times","Public relations","Alan Drury"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-07T02:44:52.403Z"},"topicSlugs":["media-bias","news-networks","newsweek","new-york-times","public-relations","alan-drury"],"audioDurationSec":38,"audioFiles":[{"file":"692-009.mp3","bytes":1521158,"durationSec":37.9,"bitrate":321061,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:54.978Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/692-009.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/692-009","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/692/conversation-692-009","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}