{"conversationCode":"587-001","tapeNumber":587,"conversationNumber":1,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-587-001","startDateTime":"1971-10-08T13:45:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-10-08T13:46:00.000Z","startDate":"8-Oct-1971","startTime":"9:45 AM","endDate":"8-Oct-1971","endTime":"9:46 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ehrlichman, John D.;","description":"On October 8, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:45 am to 9:46 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 587-001 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. 587-1\n\nDate: October 8, 1971\nTime: 9:45 am - 9:46 am\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with John D. Ehrlichman.\n\n     [Unintelligible]\n\nEhrlichman left at 9:46 am.","filename":["587-001-splice.mp3"],"tapeStart":"00:00:37","tapeEnd":"00:01:48","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Ehrlichman, John D."],"prevCode":"586-001","nextCode":"587-002","tapeTranscriptFile":"587a.mp3,587b.mp3","transcriptBoundary":{"start":48,"end":119,"startMethod":"llm-alignment","endMethod":"llm-alignment"},"transcriptSource":"bigtape","aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon held a brief, one-minute meeting with John D. Ehrlichman in the Oval Office. Due to the lack of an available transcript or audio clarity, the specific subject matter and any resulting directives remain undocumented in the historical record. This session reflects the routine, often rapid nature of executive consultation between the President and his senior staff.","topics":["Oval Office","Presidential staff","White House operations","Executive communication"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-07T00:14:40.837Z"},"topicSlugs":["oval-office","presidential-staff","white-house-operations","executive-communication"],"audioDurationSec":74,"audioFiles":[{"file":"587-001-splice.mp3","bytes":1776162,"durationSec":73.98,"bitrate":192072,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-10-27T04:37:59.953Z","originalFilename":["587a.mp3","587b.mp3"],"spliceSource":{"spliceType":"bigtape","sourceFiles":["587a.mp3"],"cutStart":46.5,"cutEnd":120.5,"adjustedStart":46.5,"adjustedEnd":120.5,"boundaryMethod":"llm-alignment","confidence":"medium","splicedAt":"2026-10-27T04:37:59.953Z"},"transcript":[{"start":48.43,"end":49.16,"text":"One, two, three, four."}],"transcriptConfidence":"medium","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/587-001-splice.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/587-001","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/587/conversation-587-001","catalogNaId":417179137,"catalogUrl":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/417179137","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}