{"conversationCode":"022-099","tapeNumber":22,"conversationNumber":99,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-022-099","startDateTime":"1972-04-10T19:59:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-04-10T20:00:00.000Z","startDate":"10-Apr-1972","startTime":"2:59 PM","endDate":"10-Apr-1972","endTime":"3:00 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.;","description":"On April 10, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield talked on the telephone from 2:59 pm to 3:00 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 022-099 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"WHT","recordingDevice":"White House Telephone","latitudeEstimated":38.89767,"longitudeEstimated":-77.03655,"chronCode":3,"chronRelease":"Third Chronological Release","chronReleaseDate":"28-Feb-2002","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 22-99\n\nDate: April 10, 1972\nTime: 2:59 pm - 3:00 pm\nLocation: White House Telephone\n\nThe President talked with Alexander P. Butterfield.\n\n[See Conversation No. 330-27]\n\n     The President’s forthcoming speech in Canada\n          -Draft\n               -Completion\n               -Delivery to the President\n               -Completion","filename":["022-099.mp3"],"tapeStart":"03:57:04","tapeEnd":"03:57:24","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Butterfield, Alexander P."],"prevCode":"022-098","nextCode":"022-100","transcript":[{"start":0.82,"end":1.45,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":1.47,"end":1.97,"text":"Yes, sir."},{"start":2.15,"end":5.71,"text":"Where is the copy of that Canadian thing, isn't it?"},{"start":5.75,"end":7.24,"text":"The fifth draft?"},{"start":7.88,"end":10.28,"text":"No, they don't have it finished yet, sir, but I'll get it out."},{"start":10.3,"end":12.33,"text":"Well, as soon as they get it, I'll get it over."},{"start":12.39,"end":13.85,"text":"There isn't much left on it."},{"start":14.09,"end":14.59,"text":"No, there isn't."},{"start":15.41,"end":16.5,"text":"I went through the damn thing."},{"start":16.61,"end":17.78,"text":"Find out when they'll have it, please."},{"start":17.8,"end":18.04,"text":"All right."},{"start":18.32,"end":18.8,"text":"We'll do this."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield discussed the status of the fifth draft of the President's upcoming speech in Canada. Nixon inquired about the timeline for completion, expressing impatience regarding the delay. Butterfield agreed to follow up with the drafting staff to expedite the process and ensure the document reaches the President promptly.","topics":["Richard Nixon","Alexander Butterfield","Speechwriting","Canada","White House operations"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T02:26:05.731Z"},"topicSlugs":["richard-nixon","alexander-butterfield","speechwriting","canada","white-house-operations"],"audioDurationSec":20,"audioFiles":[{"file":"022-099.mp3","bytes":474591,"durationSec":19.7,"bitrate":192686,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:27.522Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/022-099.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/022-099","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/22/conversation-022-099","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}