{"conversationCode":"799-012","tapeNumber":799,"conversationNumber":12,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-799-012","startDateTime":"1972-10-16T14:24:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-10-16T14:25:00.000Z","startDate":"16-Oct-1972","startTime":"10:24 AM","endDate":"16-Oct-1972","endTime":"10:25 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\");","description":"On October 16, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. (\"Bob\") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:24 am to 10:25 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 799-012 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. 799-12\n\nDate: October 16, 1972\nTime: 10:24 am - 10:25 am\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.\n\n         The President's schedule\n             -National League of Families of American Prisoners and Missing in Southeast Asia\n                 -Hotel caucuses\n                 -Ballroom\n                 -Henry A. Kissinger\n                      -Media\n\nHaldeman left at 10:25 am.","filename":["799-012.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\")"],"prevCode":"799-011","nextCode":"799-013","transcript":[{"start":0.3,"end":6.16,"text":"Just so you understand the scene here, and be sure we're doing the right thing, they are meeting in caucuses around the hotel."},{"start":6.36,"end":10.6,"text":"They're being assembled now in the ballroom to hear Kissinger."},{"start":11.34,"end":18.59,"text":"The ballroom is being set up for lunch, so they can't seat in an auditorium, so all people just move in in a standing situation, in an impromptu type setup."},{"start":19.79,"end":26.61,"text":"We've got to, we'll tell the television that Kissinger's coming over so they can get media set up there."},{"start":27.66,"end":31.81,"text":"And then you come in and just do it on the basis that you came instead of me."},{"start":32.53,"end":34.51,"text":"That's right."},{"start":34.81,"end":36.79,"text":"So just so you know, it's not going to be a formal setup."},{"start":36.81,"end":38.55,"text":"I don't give a shit whether it's formal or not."},{"start":38.57,"end":39.98,"text":"Okay, I just want to get in and out."},{"start":40.12,"end":43.3,"text":"Okay, so that you can get your two minutes and talk to us."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and H.R. Haldeman coordinated the logistics for a scheduled appearance before the National League of Families of American Prisoners and Missing in Southeast Asia. Haldeman briefed the President on the informal, standing-room arrangement at the hotel and the plan for Henry Kissinger to address the group prior to Nixon’s arrival. They agreed that Nixon would replace the originally planned format to ensure a brief, efficient interaction with the attendees.","topics":["National League of Families","POW/MIA","Henry Kissinger","Media relations","White House scheduling"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-08T00:00:10.356Z"},"topicSlugs":["national-league-of-families","pow-mia","henry-kissinger","media-relations","white-house-scheduling"],"audioDurationSec":48,"audioFiles":[{"file":"799-012.mp3","bytes":1147297,"durationSec":47.75,"bitrate":192230,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:58.477Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:44:35.450Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/799-012.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/799-012","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/799/conversation-799-012","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}