{"conversationCode":"821-002","tapeNumber":821,"conversationNumber":2,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-821-002","startDateTime":"1972-12-12T23:10:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-12-12T23:12:00.000Z","startDate":"12-Dec-1972","startTime":"6:10 PM","endDate":"12-Dec-1972","endTime":"6:12 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\"); [Unknown person(s)];","description":"On December 12, 1972, H. R. (\"Bob\") Haldeman and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:10 pm and 6:12 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 821-002 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"OVAL","recordingDevice":"Oval Office","latitudeEstimated":38.8974,"longitudeEstimated":-77.0374,"chronCode":"5.2","chronRelease":"Fifth Chronological Release: Part II","chronReleaseDate":"2-Dec-2008","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 821-2\n\nDate: December 12, 1972\nTime: Unknown between 6:10 pm and 6:12 pm\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nH.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman [?] met with unknown people.\n\n*****************************************************************\n\f                                              -31-\n\n                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM\n\n                                                         Conversation No. 821-2 (cont’d)\n\n[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]\n\n       Reception for 1972 election supporters [?]\n            -Preparations\n            -Cabinet meeting\n            -The President’s schedule\n\n[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]\n******************************************************************************\n\nTape ends at an unknown time before 6:12 pm.","filename":["821-002.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\")","[Unknown person(s)]"],"prevCode":"821-001","nextCode":"822-001","transcript":[{"start":14.46,"end":14.72,"text":"All right."},{"start":40.38,"end":41.25,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":41.27,"end":42.57,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":68.44,"end":68.62,"text":"All right."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"H. R. Haldeman met with unidentified individuals to coordinate logistical arrangements for an upcoming reception honoring 1972 election supporters. The discussion focused on necessary event preparations and the integration of these activities into the President’s schedule, including coordination with a scheduled Cabinet meeting. No major policy decisions were made during this brief administrative briefing.","topics":["1972 election","White House logistics","Presidential schedule","Cabinet meeting","Event planning"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-08T00:30:26.107Z"},"topicSlugs":["1972-election","white-house-logistics","presidential-schedule","cabinet-meeting","event-planning"],"audioDurationSec":96,"audioFiles":[{"file":"821-002.mp3","bytes":2301462,"durationSec":95.75,"bitrate":192295,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:58.478Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:44:40.409Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/821-002.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/821-002","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/821/conversation-821-002","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}