{"conversationCode":"557-006","tapeNumber":557,"conversationNumber":6,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-557-006","startDateTime":"1971-08-09T16:04:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-08-09T16:55:00.000Z","startDate":"9-Aug-1971","startTime":"12:04 PM","endDate":"9-Aug-1971","endTime":"12:55 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\");","description":"On August 9, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. (\"Bob\") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:04 pm and 12:55 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 557-006 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"OVAL","recordingDevice":"Oval Office","latitudeEstimated":38.8974,"longitudeEstimated":-77.0374,"chronCode":2,"chronRelease":"Second Chronological Release","chronReleaseDate":"26-Oct-2000","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 557-006\n\nDate: August 9, 1971\nTime: Unknown between 12:04 pm and 12:55 pm\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.\n\n     President's schedule\n           -Forthcoming press conference\n                 -Domestic issues\n                       -National economy\n           -Forthcoming Sequoia trip, August 10, 1971\n                 -John N. Mitchell\n                 -William F. (“Billy”) Graham\n                 -Robert H. Finch\n                 -Mitchell\n                 -Donald H. Rumsfeld\n                 -John D. Ehrlichman\n                 -Henry A. Kissinger\n           -Forthcoming press conference\n                 -Briefing book\n                       -Patrick J. Buchanan\n                       -Questions\n\nThe President and Haldeman left at an unknown time before 12:55 pm.","filename":["557-006.mp3"],"tapeStart":"03:10:19","tapeEnd":"03:12:04","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\")"],"prevCode":"557-005","nextCode":"557-007","transcript":[{"start":18.26,"end":45.17,"text":"As far as the domestic judge is concerned, the, uh, the, uh, the, uh, the, uh,"},{"start":47.7,"end":56.77,"text":"Everybody is accepted."},{"start":72.13,"end":72.33,"text":"Excellent."},{"start":72.35,"end":72.55,"text":"Excellent."},{"start":72.57,"end":72.77,"text":"Excellent."},{"start":72.79,"end":72.99,"text":"Excellent."},{"start":73.01,"end":73.21,"text":"Excellent."},{"start":73.23,"end":73.43,"text":"Excellent."},{"start":73.45,"end":73.65,"text":"Excellent."},{"start":73.67,"end":73.87,"text":"Excellent."},{"start":73.89,"end":74.09,"text":"Excellent."},{"start":74.11,"end":74.31,"text":"Excellent."},{"start":74.33,"end":74.53,"text":"Excellent."},{"start":74.55,"end":74.75,"text":"Excellent."},{"start":74.77,"end":74.97,"text":"Excellent."},{"start":75,"end":75.19,"text":"Excellent."},{"start":75.22,"end":75.42,"text":"Excellent."},{"start":76.12,"end":98.81,"text":"It worked."},{"start":98.83,"end":99.15,"text":"It was a device."},{"start":101.57,"end":102.09,"text":"It was very, very easy."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman met to coordinate preparations for an upcoming press conference, specifically focusing on messaging regarding domestic economic policy. The pair reviewed the logistics and attendee list for a scheduled excursion on the presidential yacht Sequoia, which included key administration figures like John Mitchell, Henry Kissinger, and Donald Rumsfeld. Additionally, they discussed the development of briefing materials for the press event, with Patrick Buchanan tasked to assist in preparing potential questions.","topics":["Economic Policy","Press Conference","Sequoia","White House Staff","Public Relations"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T23:41:04.656Z"},"topicSlugs":["economic-policy","press-conference","sequoia","white-house-staff","public-relations"],"audioDurationSec":107,"audioFiles":[{"file":"557-006.mp3","bytes":4296704,"durationSec":107.34,"bitrate":320242,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:51.012Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:44:00.572Z","transcriptGapSeconds":50,"transcriptGapShare":0.46,"transcriptQuality":"incomplete","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/557-006.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/557-006","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/557/conversation-557-006","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}