{"conversationCode":"786-012","tapeNumber":786,"conversationNumber":12,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-786-012","startDateTime":"1972-09-25T15:47:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-09-25T15:49:00.000Z","startDate":"25-Sep-1972","startTime":"11:47 AM","endDate":"25-Sep-1972","endTime":"11:49 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\");","description":"On September 25, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. (\"Bob\") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:47 am and 11:49 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 786-012 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. 786-12\n\nDate: September 25, 1972\nTime: Unknown between 11:47 am and 11:49 am\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman. This recording began while the meeting was in\nprogress.\n\n             The President’s recent International Monetary Fund [IMF] speech\n                 -George P. Schultz\n                 -New York Times\n\nHaldeman left at an unknown time before 11:49 am.","filename":["786-012.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\")"],"prevCode":"786-011","nextCode":"786-013","transcript":[{"start":0.27,"end":2.89,"text":"Although, it's satisfying to get to that."},{"start":3.09,"end":6.97,"text":"We've got to, you know, show some, you know, I'm not going to do things tomorrow."},{"start":7.46,"end":12.2,"text":"Yeah, because it's a little bit of an hour to get the, get two days started."},{"start":12.22,"end":12.92,"text":"A lot of times, you know."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman met briefly to discuss the aftermath of the President's recent speech before the International Monetary Fund. The two men coordinated on strategies to manage public reception, specifically referencing the role of Treasury Secretary George P. Shultz and the influence of the New York Times. The discussion focused on maintaining a controlled pace regarding upcoming policy announcements to ensure favorable media coverage.","topics":["International Monetary Fund","George P. Shultz","New York Times","Media management","Economic policy"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-07T23:39:05.950Z"},"topicSlugs":["international-monetary-fund","george-p-shultz","new-york-times","media-management","economic-policy"],"audioDurationSec":17,"audioFiles":[{"file":"786-012.mp3","bytes":402493,"durationSec":16.69,"bitrate":192888,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:57.945Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:44:33.146Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/786-012.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/786-012","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/786/conversation-786-012","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}