{"conversationCode":"017-067","tapeNumber":17,"conversationNumber":67,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-017-067","startDateTime":"1971-12-25T15:01:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-12-25T15:02:00.000Z","startDate":"25-Dec-1971","startTime":"10:01 AM","endDate":"25-Dec-1971","endTime":"10:02 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Butz, Earl L.;","description":"On December 25, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Earl L. Butz talked on the telephone from 10:01 am to 10:02 am. 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(President)","Butz, Earl L."],"prevCode":"017-066","nextCode":"017-068","transcript":[{"start":2.63,"end":5.59,"text":"Hello."},{"start":7.46,"end":10.18,"text":"I just wanted to be sure you still had your fight on Christmas Day."},{"start":12.68,"end":14.28,"text":"And you're in Indiana?"},{"start":17.34,"end":19.83,"text":"Great."},{"start":20.55,"end":20.83,"text":"Great."},{"start":21.03,"end":21.61,"text":"That's great."},{"start":21.63,"end":23.19,"text":"Well, we just wish you the best."},{"start":26.54,"end":28.86,"text":"Yeah, you're beginning to get your feet in the ground, are you?"},{"start":30.59,"end":31.13,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":31.15,"end":34.16,"text":"Well, you've made a few speeches, haven't you?"},{"start":34.48,"end":34.88,"text":"Yes, I have."},{"start":34.9,"end":35.88,"text":"I followed it somewhat."},{"start":37.86,"end":38.27,"text":"Wonderful reception."},{"start":38.28,"end":39.61,"text":"I was on Meet the Press."},{"start":39.63,"end":39.79,"text":"Yes."},{"start":39.81,"end":40.87,"text":"Oh, you handled those clowns."},{"start":42.23,"end":42.53,"text":"Did you see it?"},{"start":42.55,"end":44.41,"text":"I didn't get to see it, but I read the transcript."},{"start":44.44,"end":45.54,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":45.56,"end":47.96,"text":"I don't get... On the Today Show last week, too."},{"start":47.98,"end":48.36,"text":"That's right."},{"start":48.4,"end":55.65,"text":"Well, you know, the main thing to do when you get out in the country, take all those"},{"start":56.39,"end":66.48,"text":"shows that are regionally played, they get a bigger play with those farm audiences and some of those, like Cups in it, Chicago, people like that, you know."},{"start":66.5,"end":66.76,"text":"Great."},{"start":66.96,"end":67.88,"text":"Well, you take them on."},{"start":69.25,"end":69.77,"text":"Well, thank you."},{"start":70.53,"end":73.59,"text":"And remember that one of those TV things is an awful big rally."},{"start":75.07,"end":75.93,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":75.95,"end":77.15,"text":"I know it is."},{"start":77.17,"end":77.71,"text":"You reach a lot of people."},{"start":77.73,"end":78.55,"text":"That's right."},{"start":78.57,"end":81.02,"text":"Well, thank you, and our prayers are with you on the important work you're doing."},{"start":81.04,"end":82.46,"text":"Well, we just wish you the best, Earl."},{"start":82.6,"end":82.96,"text":"Thank you so much."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon called Secretary of Agriculture Earl L. Butz to exchange Christmas greetings and check on his progress in his new role. Nixon praised Butz's recent media appearances on programs like \"Meet the Press\" and the \"Today\" show, encouraging him to prioritize regional broadcasts to reach key farm audiences. The conversation served primarily as a gesture of personal rapport and strategic communication advice.","topics":["Agriculture","Public Relations","Media Strategy","Political Communication","Christmas"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T00:47:48.417Z"},"topicSlugs":["agriculture","public-relations","media-strategy","political-communication","christmas"],"audioDurationSec":85,"audioFiles":[{"file":"017-067.mp3","bytes":2036296,"durationSec":84.79,"bitrate":192126,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:24.936Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/017-067.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/017-067","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/17/conversation-017-067","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}