{"conversationCode":"878-021","tapeNumber":878,"conversationNumber":21,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-878-021","startDateTime":"1973-03-13T22:45:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-03-13T22:45:00.000Z","startDate":"13-Mar-1973","startTime":"5:45 PM","endDate":"13-Mar-1973","endTime":"5:45 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\");","description":"On March 13, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. (\"Bob\") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at 5:45 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 878-021 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"OVAL","recordingDevice":"Oval Office","latitudeEstimated":38.8974,"longitudeEstimated":-77.0374,"chronCode":"5.4","chronRelease":"Fifth Chronological Release: Part IV","chronReleaseDate":"8-Dec-2010","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 878-21\n\nDate: March 13, 1973\nTime: 5:45 pm\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President talked with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.\n\n       John D. Ehrlichman\n            -Meeting with President","filename":["878-021.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\")"],"prevCode":"878-020","nextCode":"878-022","transcript":[{"start":0.31,"end":1.92,"text":"Oh, I understand you're with John Irvin, aren't you?"},{"start":3.3,"end":4.29,"text":"Oh, yeah, who's that?"},{"start":5.23,"end":6.53,"text":"Just a two of you?"},{"start":6.55,"end":7.53,"text":"Yeah, well, a two of you come down."},{"start":7.57,"end":8.24,"text":"Just one cello."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman briefly coordinate a meeting involving John Ehrlichman. The discussion focuses on logistical arrangements for an upcoming appointment with specific attendees. No substantive policy matters or major developments are addressed in this short exchange.","topics":["H. R. Haldeman","John Ehrlichman","Oval Office logistics","scheduling"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-08T22:59:35.586Z"},"topicSlugs":["h-r-haldeman","john-ehrlichman","oval-office-logistics","scheduling"],"audioDurationSec":16,"audioFiles":[{"file":"878-021.mp3","bytes":102400,"durationSec":15.83,"bitrate":51760,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:00.697Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/878-021.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/878-021","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/878/conversation-878-021","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}