{"conversationCode":"777-005","tapeNumber":777,"conversationNumber":5,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-777-005","startDateTime":"1972-09-14T22:05:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-09-14T22:08:00.000Z","startDate":"14-Sep-1972","startTime":"6:05 PM","endDate":"14-Sep-1972","endTime":"6:08 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\");","description":"On September 14, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. (\"Bob\") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 6:05 pm to 6:08 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 777-005 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"OVAL","recordingDevice":"Oval Office","latitudeEstimated":38.8974,"longitudeEstimated":-77.0374,"chronCode":4,"chronRelease":"Fourth Chronological Release","chronReleaseDate":"10-Dec-2003","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 777-5\n\nDate: September 14, 1972\nTime: 6:05 pm - 6:08 pm\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with H.R. (“Bob”)Haldeman.\n\n             Vietnam War\n                 -Negotiations\n                     -Interim agreement\n                 -House of Representatives action\n\n                                       (rev. Oct-06)\n\n                     -End the War vote\n                         -Tally\n\n            The President's schedule\n                -Andrei A. Gromyko visit\n                     -Office appointment\n                     -Dinner\n                -Sir Alexander F. (“Alec”) Douglas-Home\n                     -Dinner\n\n            Foreign policy\n                -William P. Rogers\n                    -Media's perception\n                -Henry A. Kissinger\n                    -Negotiations\n                    -Results\n                    -Secretary of State's function\n\nHaldeman left at 6:08 pm.","filename":["777-005.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\")"],"prevCode":"777-004","nextCode":"778-001","transcript":[{"start":8.18,"end":8.69,"text":"Oh, I think that's..."},{"start":44.32,"end":55.91,"text":"Yeah, we had that ."},{"start":85.11,"end":85.63,"text":"I like it so much."},{"start":114.28,"end":117.04,"text":"You know, he shouldn't punish himself by reading all the columns."},{"start":120,"end":121.98,"text":"Well, now he can't change it."},{"start":122.27,"end":124.31,"text":"Now they're not downgrading him."},{"start":124.35,"end":125.41,"text":"They're not writing him."},{"start":125.49,"end":127.53,"text":"For a while there was a vicious thing."},{"start":127.55,"end":132.15,"text":"Everybody kept saying that he was a laughingstock to the cocktail circuit and that kind of stuff."},{"start":132.19,"end":134.19,"text":"But not saying that anymore."},{"start":134.25,"end":140.22,"text":"What Henry's doing is so far, the results and all have been so"},{"start":144.3,"end":146.82,"text":"I think nobody expects that the Secretary of State could do it."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and H.R. Haldeman reviewed the status of Vietnam peace negotiations and upcoming foreign policy engagements, including visits from Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko and British Foreign Secretary Alec Douglas-Home. The discussion touched upon the congressional vote to end the war and the evolving media perception of Secretary of State William Rogers. Nixon and Haldeman further evaluated Henry Kissinger’s negotiation progress, contrasting his effectiveness with the perceived limitations of the State Department.","topics":["Vietnam War","Foreign Policy","Henry Kissinger","William P. Rogers","Andrei Gromyko","Media Perception"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-07T23:25:12.892Z"},"topicSlugs":["vietnam-war","foreign-policy","henry-kissinger","william-p-rogers","andrei-gromyko","media-perception"],"audioDurationSec":161,"audioFiles":[{"file":"777-005.mp3","bytes":3875734,"durationSec":161.43,"bitrate":192074,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:57.945Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/777-005.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/777-005","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/777/conversation-777-005","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}