{"conversationCode":"826-012","tapeNumber":826,"conversationNumber":12,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-826-012","startDateTime":"1972-12-19T14:53:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-12-19T16:27:00.000Z","startDate":"19-Dec-1972","startTime":"9:53 AM","endDate":"19-Dec-1972","endTime":"11:27 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\"); [Unknown person(s)];","description":"On December 19, 1972, H. R. (\"Bob\") Haldeman and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:53 am and 11:27 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 826-012 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. 826-12\n\nDate: December 19, 1972\nTime: Unknown between 9:53 am and 11:27 am\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nH. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman talked with an unknown person.\n\n       Lawrence M. Higby [?]\n            -Location\n                 -Responsibility","filename":["826-012.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\")","[Unknown person(s)]"],"prevCode":"826-011","nextCode":"827-001","transcript":[{"start":0.49,"end":0.99,"text":"Where is that guy?"},{"start":1.03,"end":5.06,"text":"You know, just remind him where he belongs."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"H. R. Haldeman meets with an unidentified individual, potentially Lawrence M. Higby, to discuss personnel management and the physical location of a specific staff member. The conversation emphasizes the need to assert administrative control and ensure the staffer understands their proper place and responsibilities within the White House structure. The exchange concludes with a directive to reinforce these expectations and maintain organizational discipline.","topics":["Personnel management","White House staff","Administrative hierarchy","Discipline"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-08T00:36:41.201Z"},"topicSlugs":["personnel-management","white-house-staff","administrative-hierarchy","discipline"],"audioDurationSec":12,"audioFiles":[{"file":"826-012.mp3","bytes":295263,"durationSec":12.16,"bitrate":194251,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:59.848Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/826-012.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/826-012","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/826/conversation-826-012","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}