{"conversationCode":"500-036","tapeNumber":500,"conversationNumber":36,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-500-036","startDateTime":"1971-05-18T20:41:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-05-18T20:42:00.000Z","startDate":"18-May-1971","startTime":"4:41 PM","endDate":"18-May-1971","endTime":"4:42 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\"); [Unknown person(s)];","description":"On May 18, 1971, H. R. (\"Bob\") Haldeman and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:41 pm and 4:42 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 500-036 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"OVAL","recordingDevice":"Oval Office","latitudeEstimated":38.8974,"longitudeEstimated":-77.0374,"chronCode":1,"chronRelease":"First Chronological Release","chronReleaseDate":"5-Oct-1999","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 500-36\n\nDate: May 18, 1971\nTime: Unknown between 4:41 pm and 4:42 pm\nLocation: Oval Office\n\n     William P. Rogers\n\nH.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman left and an unknown person entered at an unknown time after 4:41 pm.\n\n     President's schedule, May 19, 1971\n           -Meeting with Rogers\n                 -Time\n\nThe unknown person left at an unknown time before 4:42 pm.","filename":["500-036.mp3"],"tapeStart":"04:17:17","tapeEnd":"04:17:44","participantsList":["Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\")","[Unknown person(s)]"],"prevCode":"500-035","nextCode":"501-001","transcript":[{"start":1.53,"end":10.15,"text":"There really is."},{"start":10.18,"end":11.46,"text":"Can I suggest this?"},{"start":11.48,"end":16.79,"text":"If you call, let him know and we'll be fine."},{"start":16.81,"end":16.99,"text":"Yes, sir."},{"start":17.01,"end":17.71,"text":"You get him and the dogs."},{"start":17.73,"end":18.05,"text":"That's it."},{"start":18.07,"end":18.54,"text":"And the dog friends."},{"start":18.55,"end":18.82,"text":"That's it."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"H. R. Haldeman and an unidentified interlocutor briefly discussed logistics regarding a meeting with Secretary of State William P. Rogers scheduled for the following day. The exchange focused on coordinating the arrival of Rogers, potentially involving his pets or associates, to ensure the meeting proceeded as planned. No major policy decisions were reached during this short logistical check-in.","topics":["William P. Rogers","Presidential schedule","Logistics","White House operations"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T22:21:31.096Z"},"topicSlugs":["william-p-rogers","presidential-schedule","logistics","white-house-operations"],"audioDurationSec":20,"audioFiles":[{"file":"500-036.mp3","bytes":800183,"durationSec":19.87,"bitrate":322197,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:49.346Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/500-036.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/500-036","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/500/conversation-500-036","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}