{"conversationCode":"540-013","tapeNumber":540,"conversationNumber":13,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-540-013","startDateTime":"1971-07-20T12:05:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-07-20T14:23:00.000Z","startDate":"20-Jul-1971","startTime":"8:05 AM","endDate":"20-Jul-1971","endTime":"10:23 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"[Unknown person(s)];","description":"On July 20, 1971, unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:05 am and 10:23 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 540-013 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. 540-13\n\nDate: July 20, 1971\nTime: Unknown between 8:05 am and 10:23 am\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nAn unknown man talked with an unknown man.\n\n******************************************************************************\n\n[Previous archivists categorized this section as unintelligible. It has been rereviewed and\ncleared for release. The withdrawal is now categorized as a PRMPA Federal Statute (A) and\nwas reviewed under deed of gift 01/21/2020.]\n[Federal Statute]\n[540-013-w001]\n[Duration: 17s]\n\n[Conversation No. 540-13A]\n\n     Alarm check\n          -Door\n          -Permission to enter and exit rom\n\n[End of telephone conversation]\n\n******************************************************************************","filename":["540-013.mp3"],"tapeStart":"00:24:55","tapeEnd":"00:25:21","participantsList":["[Unknown person(s)]"],"prevCode":"540-012","nextCode":"540-014","transcript":[{"start":0.47,"end":14.54,"text":"Okay."},{"start":14.56,"end":14.66,"text":"Okay."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"This recording captures a brief, routine administrative exchange between two unidentified individuals regarding the testing of security alarms. The participants discuss door sensors and protocol for entering and exiting the Oval Office. No substantive policy matters or political developments are addressed during the brief interaction.","topics":["Oval Office security","White House operations","Alarm systems","Access control"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T23:23:24.858Z"},"topicSlugs":["oval-office-security","white-house-operations","alarm-systems","access-control"],"audioDurationSec":17,"audioFiles":[{"file":"540-013.mp3","bytes":705097,"durationSec":17.48,"bitrate":322704,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:51.011Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/540-013.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/540-013","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/540/conversation-540-013","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}