{"conversationCode":"721-009","tapeNumber":721,"conversationNumber":9,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-721-009","startDateTime":"1972-05-08T16:07:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-05-08T16:13:00.000Z","startDate":"8-May-1972","startTime":"12:07 PM","endDate":"8-May-1972","endTime":"12:13 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\");","description":"On May 8, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. (\"Bob\") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:07 pm and 12:13 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 721-009 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. 721-9\n\nDate: May 8, 1972\nTime: Unknown between 12:07 pm and 12:13 pm\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President talked with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.\n\n     John B. Connally\n          -Meeting with President\n          -Location\n               -Meeting with Henry A. Kissinger\n          -Location of meeting with President\n               -Call","filename":["721-009.mp3"],"tapeStart":"00:36:57","tapeEnd":"00:37:43","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\")"],"prevCode":"721-008","nextCode":"721-010","transcript":[{"start":0.86,"end":3.14,"text":"Uh, see if, uh, Comrade Tipton can get him."},{"start":24.28,"end":25.41,"text":"I know I wasn't wrong."},{"start":25.51,"end":27.81,"text":"I meant for you to check on me as soon as you find him."},{"start":27.91,"end":31.15,"text":"Bring him into your office and hold him and let me know when he's there."},{"start":32.01,"end":33.23,"text":"And I'll call you."},{"start":33.88,"end":34.18,"text":"Okay?"}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman coordinate a strategy to locate and secure a meeting with John B. Connally. The President instructs Haldeman to find Connally, bring him to his office, and hold him there until Nixon can initiate a telephone call. This interaction emphasizes the urgency of establishing direct communication with Connally to discuss pending matters involving Henry Kissinger.","topics":["John B. Connally","Communication strategy","Henry Kissinger","White House operations"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-07T03:18:12.870Z"},"topicSlugs":["john-b-connally","communication-strategy","henry-kissinger","white-house-operations"],"audioDurationSec":37,"audioFiles":[{"file":"721-009.mp3","bytes":1466824,"durationSec":36.53,"bitrate":321204,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:57.687Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/721-009.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/721-009","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/721/conversation-721-009","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}