{"conversationCode":"590-009","tapeNumber":590,"conversationNumber":9,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-590-009","startDateTime":"1971-10-13T16:32:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-10-13T17:15:00.000Z","startDate":"13-Oct-1971","startTime":"12:32 PM","endDate":"13-Oct-1971","endTime":"1:15 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\");","description":"On October 13, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. (\"Bob\") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:32 pm and 1:15 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 590-009 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. 590-9\n\nDate: October 13, 1971\nTime: Unknown between 12:32 pm and 1:15 pm\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman\n\n     The President's schedule\n          -Possible change in Dean G. Acheson memorial service\n                                              33\n\n                          NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF\n\n                                      Tape Subject Log\n                                        (rev. 10/10)\n\n\n\nHaldeman left at an unknown time before 1:15 pm.","filename":["590-009.mp3"],"tapeStart":"03:54:31","tapeEnd":"03:55:43","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\")"],"prevCode":"590-008","nextCode":"590-010","transcript":[{"start":0.93,"end":25.14,"text":"Because the way it's all..."},{"start":25.53,"end":38.75,"text":"Is there any way we can check with them and see if they can move the damn service up to 11?"},{"start":38.77,"end":39.25,"text":"I couldn't."},{"start":39.73,"end":40.13,"text":"I'd like to attend."},{"start":40.15,"end":42.71,"text":"I don't think there's any need."},{"start":42.73,"end":43.33,"text":"They haven't announced it yet."},{"start":43.35,"end":45.76,"text":"What time do we have to leave, Bob?"},{"start":45.78,"end":46.02,"text":"One o'clock."},{"start":46.04,"end":48.06,"text":"Well, that's no problem, because they have the service."},{"start":49.02,"end":59.7,"text":"I could just call and see the good."},{"start":59.72,"end":63.33,"text":"I could do it as late as, well, 11 o'clock."},{"start":63.35,"end":63.57,"text":"11 o'clock."},{"start":63.59,"end":63.67,"text":"Huh?"},{"start":63.69,"end":63.79,"text":"Yeah."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman discuss the scheduling of the memorial service for former Secretary of State Dean Acheson to determine if the President can attend. Nixon expresses a desire to participate in the event but faces conflicts with his existing daily itinerary. Haldeman investigates the feasibility of shifting the service to an earlier time to accommodate the President's schedule.","topics":["Dean Acheson","Presidential schedule","Memorial service","Logistics","White House operations"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-07T00:18:47.365Z"},"topicSlugs":["dean-acheson","presidential-schedule","memorial-service","logistics","white-house-operations"],"audioDurationSec":65,"audioFiles":[{"file":"590-009.mp3","bytes":2586954,"durationSec":64.52,"bitrate":320740,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:51.635Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/590-009.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/590-009","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/590/conversation-590-009","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}