{"conversationCode":"501-001","tapeNumber":501,"conversationNumber":1,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-501-001","startDateTime":"1971-05-19T12:52:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-05-19T12:53:00.000Z","startDate":"19-May-1971","startTime":"8:52 AM","endDate":"19-May-1971","endTime":"8:53 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haig, Alexander M., Jr.;","description":"On May 19, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:52 am to 8:53 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 501-001 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. 501-1\n\nDate: May 19, 1971\nTime: 8:52 am - 8:53 am\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President talked with Alexander M. Haig, Jr.\n\n[See Conversation No. 3-63]","filename":["501-001.mp3"],"tapeStart":"00:04:23","tapeEnd":"00:04:49","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Haig, Alexander M., Jr."],"prevCode":"500-036","nextCode":"501-002","transcript":[{"start":5.43,"end":8.02,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":8.04,"end":10.07,"text":"Now, Henry, I know you've been in a meeting with Smith."},{"start":10.09,"end":11.52,"text":"Step in here before I meet with Rogers."},{"start":11.54,"end":13.04,"text":"Can you come in now, please?"}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon directs Alexander M. Haig, Jr. to meet with him immediately to discuss recent developments regarding Henry Kissinger's negotiations with Gerard Smith. The President intends to consult with Haig regarding the status of these talks before proceeding to a scheduled meeting with Secretary of State William P. Rogers. This brief exchange serves to coordinate administration strategy and brief the President on critical diplomatic updates.","topics":["Henry Kissinger","Gerard Smith","William P. Rogers","Diplomatic strategy","Executive coordination"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T22:21:36.859Z"},"topicSlugs":["henry-kissinger","gerard-smith","william-p-rogers","diplomatic-strategy","executive-coordination"],"audioDurationSec":16,"audioFiles":[{"file":"501-001.mp3","bytes":625685,"durationSec":15.5,"bitrate":322970,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:49.683Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/501-001.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/501-001","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/501/conversation-501-001","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}