{"conversationCode":"251-023","tapeNumber":251,"conversationNumber":23,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-251-023","startDateTime":"1971-04-29T13:50:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-04-29T14:24:00.000Z","startDate":"29-Apr-1971","startTime":"9:50 AM","endDate":"29-Apr-1971","endTime":"10:24 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haig, Alexander M., Jr.;","description":"On April 29, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:50 am and 10:24 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 251-023 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"EOB","recordingDevice":"Old Executive Office Building","latitudeEstimated":38.897567,"longitudeEstimated":-77.039147,"chronCode":1,"chronRelease":"First Chronological Release","chronReleaseDate":"5-Oct-1999","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 251-23\n\nDate: April 29, 1971\nTime: Unknown between 9:50 am and 10:24 am\n\nLocation: Executive Office Building\n\nThe President talked with General Alexander M. Haig, Jr.\n\n     Memorandum from Henry A. Kissinger","filename":["251-023.mp3"],"tapeStart":"02:22:00","tapeEnd":"02:22:30","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Haig, Alexander M., Jr."],"prevCode":"251-022","nextCode":"251-024","transcript":[{"start":0.97,"end":23.13,"text":"i have a memorandum here from henry which seems to cover those things you know what i mean uh yeah i think that this may be enough i didn't i just didn't come in yet it just arrived this minute so don't don't don't do it don't do it twice okay they might consider that favorably sure but i'll handle it thank you"}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and Alexander Haig coordinate the review and handling of a newly arrived memorandum from Henry Kissinger. Nixon directs Haig to ensure the document is processed efficiently without duplicating efforts. The President emphasizes his intention to personally manage the handling of the memo to ensure a favorable outcome.","topics":["Henry Kissinger","White House administration","Internal communications","Presidential directive"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T11:45:58.025Z"},"topicSlugs":["henry-kissinger","white-house-administration","internal-communications","presidential-directive"],"audioDurationSec":25,"audioFiles":[{"file":"251-023.mp3","bytes":1004983,"durationSec":24.99,"bitrate":321728,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:36.696Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/251-023.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/251-023","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/251/conversation-251-023","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}