{"conversationCode":"595-001","tapeNumber":595,"conversationNumber":1,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-595-001","startDateTime":"1971-10-18T16:46:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-10-18T17:15:00.000Z","startDate":"18-Oct-1971","startTime":"12:46 PM","endDate":"18-Oct-1971","endTime":"1:15 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haig, Alexander M., Jr.;","description":"On October 18, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:46 pm to 1:15 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 595-001 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. 594-10/595-1\n\nDate: October 18, 1971\nTime: 12:46 pm - 1:15 pm\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Alexander M. Haig, Jr.\n\n[This conversation is a continuation of conversation 594-10]\n\n     The President's Vietnam opponents\n\n     The President's schedule\n          -Robert F. Ellsworth\n\nHaig left at 1:15 pm.","filename":["595a.mp3"],"tapeStart":"00:00:33","tapeEnd":"00:01:38","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Haig, Alexander M., Jr."],"prevCode":"594-010","nextCode":"595-002","tapeTranscriptFile":"595a.mp3","transcript":[{"start":42.83,"end":47.65,"text":"Maen nhw'n cymryd pethau i'w wneud."},{"start":47.69,"end":50.37,"text":"Maen nhw'n cymryd pethau i'w wneud"},{"start":66.76,"end":71.17,"text":"Byddwch yn dod at Ellsberg os ydych chi eisiau gweld."},{"start":71.19,"end":73.76,"text":"Rwy'n meddwl bod hynny'n syniad da."}],"transcriptBoundary":{"start":19.75,"end":90.625,"startMethod":"silence","endMethod":"silence"},"transcriptConfidence":"high","transcriptSource":"bigtape","aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and Alexander Haig discussed the political landscape surrounding domestic opposition to the Vietnam War. They focused specifically on the implications of Daniel Ellsberg’s activities and influence. During the meeting, they also coordinated aspects of the President's upcoming schedule, including a potential meeting with Robert F. Ellsworth.","topics":["Vietnam War","Daniel Ellsberg","Domestic opposition","Presidential scheduling","Robert F. Ellsworth"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-07T00:23:39.087Z"},"topicSlugs":["vietnam-war","daniel-ellsberg","domestic-opposition","presidential-scheduling","robert-f-ellsworth"],"audioDurationSec":65,"audioFiles":[{"file":"595a.mp3","bytes":115833207,"durationSec":4826.32,"bitrate":192002,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":true,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:51.635Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/595a.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/595-001","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/595/conversation-595-001","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}