{"conversationCode":"686-010","tapeNumber":686,"conversationNumber":10,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-686-010","startDateTime":"1972-03-17T17:05:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-03-17T17:11:00.000Z","startDate":"17-Mar-1972","startTime":"12:05 PM","endDate":"17-Mar-1972","endTime":"12:11 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Warnack, William; Haig, Alexander M., Jr.; Smoak, Marion H.; White House photographer;","description":"On March 17, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, William Warnack, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Marion H. Smoak, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:05 pm and 12:11 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 686-010 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"OVAL","recordingDevice":"Oval Office","latitudeEstimated":38.8974,"longitudeEstimated":-77.0374,"chronCode":3,"chronRelease":"Third Chronological Release","chronReleaseDate":"28-Feb-2002","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 686-10\n\nDate: March 17, 1972\nTime: 12:05 - unknown before 12:11 pm\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Mr. and Mrs. William Warnock, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and Marion H.\nSmoak; members of the press and the White House photographer were present at the beginning\nof the meeting.\n\n     Greetings\n\n     Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon\n          -Location\n          -Tricia Nixon Cox\n\n     Germany\n\n     [Photograph session]\n\nThe conversation was cut off at an unknown time before 12:11 pm.","filename":["686a.mp3"],"tapeStart":"00:39:35","tapeEnd":"00:41:35","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Warnack, William","Haig, Alexander M., Jr.","Smoak, Marion H.","White House photographer"],"prevCode":"686-009","nextCode":"686-011","tapeTranscriptFile":"686a.mp3","transcript":[{"start":2396.31,"end":2398.83,"text":"Yes, how are you?"},{"start":2398.95,"end":2401.03,"text":"Very nice to see you."},{"start":2401.56,"end":2404.56,"text":"I'm sorry, my wife is near."},{"start":2404.74,"end":2409.86,"text":"She had to go up to see my daughter in Boston this evening."},{"start":2414.39,"end":2415.61,"text":"All right."},{"start":2417.09,"end":2419.05,"text":"This is sort of a tradition."},{"start":2461.56,"end":2465.13,"text":"Well, my friend, I've been talking to you for a few years now, and I've been talking to you for a few years now, and I've been talking to you for a few years now."},{"start":2465.15,"end":2466.09,"text":"I've been talking to you for a few years now."},{"start":2466.11,"end":2467.03,"text":"I've been talking to you for a few years now."},{"start":2467.05,"end":2467.95,"text":"I've been talking to you for a few years now."}],"transcriptBoundary":{"start":2356,"end":2503.25,"startMethod":"silence","endMethod":"silence"},"transcriptConfidence":"high","transcriptSource":"bigtape","aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with William Warnack, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and Marion H. Smoak for a brief, informal diplomatic engagement. The meeting included the presence of the White House photographer to document the encounter and brief personal remarks regarding the First Lady and Tricia Nixon Cox. The session concluded shortly after these social pleasantries and a photo opportunity.","topics":["Diplomatic relations","Oval Office","White House photography","Social etiquette","Personal correspondence"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-07T02:38:23.233Z"},"topicSlugs":["diplomatic-relations","oval-office","white-house-photography","social-etiquette","personal-correspondence"],"audioDurationSec":120,"audioFiles":[{"file":"686a.mp3","bytes":84904436,"durationSec":3537.62,"bitrate":192003,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":true,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:54.977Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/686a.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/686-010","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/686/conversation-686-010","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}