{"conversationCode":"291-015","tapeNumber":291,"conversationNumber":15,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-291-015","startDateTime":"1971-10-18T21:21:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-10-18T21:24:00.000Z","startDate":"18-Oct-1971","startTime":"5:21 PM","endDate":"18-Oct-1971","endTime":"5:24 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haig, Alexander M., Jr.;","description":"On October 18, 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 5:21 pm and 5:24 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 291-015 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"EOB","recordingDevice":"Old Executive Office Building","latitudeEstimated":38.897567,"longitudeEstimated":-77.039147,"chronCode":2,"chronRelease":"Second Chronological Release","chronReleaseDate":"26-Oct-2000","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 291-15\n\nDate: October 18, 1971\nTime: Unknown between 5:21 pm and 5:24 pm\nLocation: Executive Office Building\n\fThe President talked with Alexander M. Haig, Jr.\n\n     Haig's activities\n          -Ronald L. Ziegler\n          -William P. Rogers","filename":["291-015.mp3"],"tapeStart":"01:46:43","tapeEnd":"01:47:18","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Haig, Alexander M., Jr."],"prevCode":"291-014","nextCode":"291-016","transcript":[{"start":7.54,"end":10.52,"text":"Now, I wondered if you were able to get that thing, the signal that is today."},{"start":10.58,"end":20.86,"text":"Oh, well, that's all right."},{"start":20.88,"end":20.96,"text":"Fine."},{"start":20.98,"end":26.93,"text":"And if you'll let Roger know that you've got that thing, that's a proper time."},{"start":26.95,"end":27.07,"text":"Okay."},{"start":27.69,"end":28.25,"text":"Fine, thank you."},{"start":29.94,"end":32.34,"text":"Come on."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and Alexander Haig coordinate the transmission and timing of a sensitive signal or message. The President instructs Haig to notify Secretary of State William P. Rogers once the task is completed. The exchange serves as a brief operational update regarding administrative communications and personnel coordination.","topics":["Communications","Alexander Haig","William P. Rogers","Presidential directives"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T13:39:51.116Z"},"topicSlugs":["communications","alexander-haig","william-p-rogers","presidential-directives"],"audioDurationSec":33,"audioFiles":[{"file":"291-015.mp3","bytes":1319497,"durationSec":32.86,"bitrate":321271,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:38.616Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/291-015.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/291-015","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/291/conversation-291-015","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}