{"conversationCode":"577-018","tapeNumber":577,"conversationNumber":18,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-577-018","startDateTime":"1971-09-20T22:19:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-09-20T22:19:00.000Z","startDate":"20-Sep-1971","startTime":"6:19 PM","endDate":"20-Sep-1971","endTime":"6:19 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"United States Secret Service agents;","description":"On September 20, 1971, United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at 6:19 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 577-018 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. 577-18\n\nDate: September 20, 1971\nTime: 6:19 pm\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nAn unknown person [Secret Service agent] talked with an unknown person.\n\n**********************************************************************\n\nBEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1\n[Federal Statute]\n[Duration: 17s ]\n\nEND WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1\n\n**********************************************************************","filename":["577a.mp3","577b.mp3"],"tapeStart":"03:36:59","tapeEnd":"03:37:44","participantsList":["United States Secret Service agents"],"prevCode":"577-017","nextCode":"578-001","tapeTranscriptFile":"577a.mp3,577b.mp3","transcript":[{"start":13019,"end":13031.77,"text":"Nid Gwleidyddol, nid Jewydd, ond eithneg-Catholig, Gwleidyddol, Gwleidyddol, Gwleidyddol, Gwleidyddol, Gwleidyddol, Gwleidyddol, Gwleidyddol, Gwleidyddol, Gwleidyddol, Gwleidyddol, Gwleidyddol, Gwleidyddol, Gwleidyddol, Gwleidyddol, Gwleidyddol, Gwleidyddol, Gwleidyddol, Gwleid"},{"start":13033,"end":13036.02,"text":"Ond dydw i ddim yn credu bod gennym unrhyw beth."},{"start":13036.06,"end":13044.12,"text":"Byddaf yn hapus i drafod y Prifysgol, y Gwleidydd a'r Cwmni a'r Gweithredaeth, a fyddai'n gweithredu mewn gwirioneddol yn y sefydliad Prifysgol ar amgylchiadau gwirioneddol."},{"start":13044.14,"end":13055.19,"text":"Dyma'r math o chwrt y mae'r holl wlad eisiau, gyda'r amgylch o'r sefydliad o'r Gwledydd a'r Prifysgol, ac mae'r Prifysgol wedi cael llawer o hynny."},{"start":13055.21,"end":13055.95,"text":"Mae hynny'n rhyfeddol."},{"start":13055.97,"end":13056.71,"text":"Rydw i'n credu."},{"start":13056.73,"end":13057.05,"text":"Rydw i'n credu."},{"start":13057.07,"end":13058.55,"text":"Rydw i'n credu."},{"start":13058.57,"end":13058.97,"text":"Rydw i'n credu"},{"start":13060.84,"end":13062.08,"text":"Rwy'n gobeithio ein bod ni wedi gwneud hynny."},{"start":13062.1,"end":13064,"text":"Rwy'n gobeithio ein bod ni wedi cael poli."}],"transcriptBoundary":{"start":13019,"end":13064,"startMethod":"tape_time","endMethod":"tape_time"},"transcriptConfidence":"low","transcriptSource":"bigtape","aiSummary":{"text":"Unnamed Secret Service agents engaged in a discussion within the Oval Office involving cryptic, repetitive remarks concerning political, religious, and institutional matters. Despite the inclusion of incoherent or redacted elements, the dialogue centers on concerns regarding university environments and broader organizational dynamics. No clear administrative decisions or actionable outcomes are evident from the fragmentary exchange.","topics":["Secret Service","Oval Office","Institutional Policy","Political Dynamics","Higher Education"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-07T00:04:38.494Z"},"topicSlugs":["secret-service","oval-office","institutional-policy","political-dynamics","higher-education"],"audioDurationSec":45,"audioFiles":[{"file":"577a.mp3","bytes":176299571,"durationSec":7345.74,"bitrate":192001,"missing":false},{"file":"577b.mp3","bytes":150116100,"durationSec":6254.77,"bitrate":192002,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":true,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:51.634Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/577a.mp3","https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/577b.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/577-018","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/577/conversation-577-018","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}