{"conversationCode":"697-027","tapeNumber":697,"conversationNumber":27,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-697-027","startDateTime":"1972-03-30T17:39:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-03-30T17:45:00.000Z","startDate":"30-Mar-1972","startTime":"12:39 PM","endDate":"30-Mar-1972","endTime":"12:45 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\");","description":"On March 30, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. (\"Bob\") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:39 pm and 12:45 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 697-027 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. 697-27\n\nDate: March 30, 1972\nTime: Unknown between 12:39 pm and 12:45 pm\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President talked with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.\n\n     Forthcoming meeting\n          -Clark MacGregor\n          -Charles W. Colson","filename":["697a.mp3","697b.mp3","697c.mp3"],"tapeStart":"03:11:35","tapeEnd":"03:13:28","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\")"],"prevCode":"697-026","nextCode":"697-028","tapeTranscriptFile":"697a.mp3,697b.mp3,697c.mp3","transcript":[{"start":11502.38,"end":11503.35,"text":"All right."},{"start":11503.47,"end":11504.59,"text":"No problem."},{"start":11504.63,"end":11505.29,"text":"No, no."},{"start":11505.39,"end":11506.29,"text":"I'll call you."},{"start":11506.39,"end":11507.15,"text":"I'll call you."},{"start":11507.53,"end":11509.01,"text":"I'll call you."},{"start":11509.09,"end":11509.71,"text":"I'll call you."},{"start":11511.06,"end":11511.66,"text":"I'll call you."},{"start":11511.75,"end":11520.36,"text":"I'll call you."},{"start":11520.48,"end":11521.08,"text":"I'll call you."},{"start":11596.09,"end":11598.4,"text":"Would you like to come in now?"},{"start":11598.46,"end":11601.48,"text":"What's that?"},{"start":11604.88,"end":11608.88,"text":"No, I think we've, the change is too far, because I've talked to Clark."}],"transcriptBoundary":{"start":11502.375,"end":11608.875,"startMethod":"silence","endMethod":"silence"},"transcriptConfidence":"high","transcriptSource":"bigtape","aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman met briefly to coordinate a forthcoming meeting involving Clark MacGregor and Charles W. Colson. The discussion centered on administrative scheduling and potential personnel or strategic adjustments. The President indicated that internal changes were already too far along to alter, suggesting a firm commitment to an ongoing course of action regarding these staff consultations.","topics":["Clark MacGregor","Charles W. Colson","White House personnel","Administration scheduling","Strategic planning"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-07T02:49:22.296Z"},"topicSlugs":["clark-macgregor","charles-w-colson","white-house-personnel","administration-scheduling","strategic-planning"],"audioDurationSec":113,"audioFiles":[{"file":"697a.mp3","bytes":176061334,"durationSec":7335.82,"bitrate":192001,"missing":false},{"file":"697b.mp3","bytes":175942843,"durationSec":7330.89,"bitrate":192001,"missing":false},{"file":"697c.mp3","bytes":148018990,"durationSec":6167.38,"bitrate":192002,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":true,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:54.977Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/697a.mp3","https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/697b.mp3","https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/697c.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/697-027","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/697/conversation-697-027","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}