{"conversationCode":"550-002","tapeNumber":550,"conversationNumber":2,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-550-002","startDateTime":"1971-07-28T21:16:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-07-28T21:16:00.000Z","startDate":"28-Jul-1971","startTime":"5:16 PM","endDate":"28-Jul-1971","endTime":"5:16 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\");","description":"On July 28, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. (\"Bob\") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at 5:16 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 550-002 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. 550-2\n\nDate: July 28, 1971\nTime: 5:16 pm\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.\n\n     Schedule\n\n           -John S. Davies\n\nHaldeman left at 5:16 pm.","filename":["550-002.mp3"],"tapeStart":"00:20:12","tapeEnd":"00:21:21","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\")"],"prevCode":"550-001","nextCode":"550-003","transcript":[{"start":14.21,"end":15.62,"text":"taking Davies off of here."},{"start":15.64,"end":17.72,"text":"They did that."},{"start":17.74,"end":18.53,"text":"They told him he's not gonna have guns."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and H.R. Haldeman briefly conferred regarding the removal of John S. Davies from a specific assignment or post. The discussion centered on confirming that Davies had been successfully removed and ensuring that he would not be permitted to carry weapons. This interaction serves as a follow-up to personnel decisions aimed at restricting Davies's official duties and access.","topics":["John S. Davies","Personnel policy","White House staffing","Security protocols"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T23:33:15.939Z"},"topicSlugs":["john-s-davies","personnel-policy","white-house-staffing","security-protocols"],"audioDurationSec":38,"audioFiles":[{"file":"550-002.mp3","bytes":1523248,"durationSec":37.95,"bitrate":321116,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:51.012Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/550-002.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/550-002","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/550/conversation-550-002","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}