{"conversationCode":"585-010","tapeNumber":585,"conversationNumber":10,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-585-010","startDateTime":"1971-10-05T21:15:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-10-05T21:19:00.000Z","startDate":"5-Oct-1971","startTime":"5:15 PM","endDate":"5-Oct-1971","endTime":"5:19 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haig, Alexander M., Jr.;","description":"On October 5, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:15 pm and 5:19 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 585-010 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. 585-10\n\nDate: October 5, 1971\nTime: Unknown between 5:15 pm and 5:19 pm\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Alexander M. Haig, Jr.\n\n     Press\n\nHaig left at an unknown time before 5:19 pm.","filename":["585-010.mp3"],"tapeStart":"02:07:57","tapeEnd":"02:09:27","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Haig, Alexander M., Jr."],"prevCode":"585-009","nextCode":"585-011","transcript":[{"start":0.69,"end":16.46,"text":"The press, I hear them."},{"start":16.48,"end":17.04,"text":"They know what you're doing."},{"start":17.06,"end":17.26,"text":"All right."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. briefly discussed the activities and awareness of the White House press corps. Haig confirmed to the President that the press was actively tracking his ongoing actions. The brief exchange served to acknowledge current media scrutiny and maintain situational awareness regarding public perception.","topics":["Richard M. Nixon","Alexander M. Haig, Jr.","White House Press Corps","Media Relations","Public Perception"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-07T00:13:51.055Z"},"topicSlugs":["richard-m-nixon","alexander-m-haig-jr","white-house-press-corps","media-relations","public-perception"],"audioDurationSec":17,"audioFiles":[{"file":"585-010.mp3","bytes":694644,"durationSec":17.22,"bitrate":322794,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:51.635Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/585-010.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/585-010","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/585/conversation-585-010","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}