{"conversationCode":"801-022","tapeNumber":801,"conversationNumber":22,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-801-022","startDateTime":"1972-10-17T19:00:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-10-17T19:02:00.000Z","startDate":"17-Oct-1972","startTime":"3:00 PM","endDate":"17-Oct-1972","endTime":"3:02 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haig, Alexander M., Jr.;","description":"On October 17, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:00 pm and 3:02 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 801-022 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"OVAL","recordingDevice":"Oval Office","latitudeEstimated":38.8974,"longitudeEstimated":-77.0374,"chronCode":4,"chronRelease":"Fourth Chronological Release","chronReleaseDate":"10-Dec-2003","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 801-22\n\nDate: October 17, 1972\nTime: Unknown between 3:00 pm and 3:02 pm\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President talked with Alexander M. Haig, Jr.\n\n        Vietnam negotiations\n            - [Henry A. Kissinger's] schedule","filename":["801-022.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Haig, Alexander M., Jr."],"prevCode":"801-021","nextCode":"801-023","transcript":[{"start":0.49,"end":2.97,"text":"You'll let me know."},{"start":3.29,"end":6.89,"text":"Okay, fine, fine."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. conferred briefly regarding the ongoing Vietnam negotiations. The discussion focused specifically on the scheduling requirements for Henry A. Kissinger's upcoming diplomatic engagements. Haig committed to providing the President with necessary updates as the situation progressed.","topics":["Vietnam War","Peace negotiations","Henry Kissinger","Diplomatic schedule","Foreign policy"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-08T00:05:02.429Z"},"topicSlugs":["vietnam-war","peace-negotiations","henry-kissinger","diplomatic-schedule","foreign-policy"],"audioDurationSec":26,"audioFiles":[{"file":"801-022.mp3","bytes":632580,"durationSec":26.29,"bitrate":192468,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:58.477Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:44:35.842Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/801-022.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/801-022","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/801/conversation-801-022","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}