{"conversationCode":"042-103","tapeNumber":42,"conversationNumber":103,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-042-103","startDateTime":"1971-05-06T18:26:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-05-06T21:00:00.000Z","startDate":"6-May-1971","startTime":"2:26 PM","endDate":"6-May-1971","endTime":"5:00 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Butterfield, Alexander P.; White House operator; [Unknown person(s)];","description":"On May 6, 1971, Alexander P. Butterfield, White House operator, unknown person(s), and John F. Evans, Jr.'s secretary talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:26 pm and 5:00 pm. 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Timmons’ children\n\n[End of conferral]\n\n     Evans’ location\n\n[Butterfield talked with John Evans’ secretary at an unknown between 2:26 pm and 5:00 pm]\n\n[Conversation No. 42-103A]\n\n     Evans’ location\n\n     Citizens committee meeting schedule\n           -Sheraton-Carlton Hotel","filename":["042-103.mp3"],"tapeStart":"02:33:44","tapeEnd":"02:35:37","participantsList":["Butterfield, Alexander P.","White House operator","[Unknown person(s)]","Butterfield, Alexander P.","White House operator","[Unknown person(s)]"],"prevCode":"042-102","nextCode":"042-104","transcript":[{"start":2.5,"end":20.54,"text":"Give me John Evans right away, please."},{"start":20.56,"end":20.74,"text":"Yes, sir."},{"start":20.76,"end":20.96,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":20.98,"end":22.8,"text":"I know the whole story."},{"start":22.82,"end":26.7,"text":"I've been told with all that."},{"start":26.73,"end":28.59,"text":"I haven't had a chance yet."},{"start":30.76,"end":35.63,"text":"No, who told me about that?"},{"start":35.85,"end":43.3,"text":"Timmons gave me the whole briefing."},{"start":43.32,"end":43.6,"text":"He's here now."},{"start":43.62,"end":47.38,"text":"He's got 100 kids, but he wants to just bring his kids over."},{"start":47.4,"end":48.23,"text":"I'm supposed to get a hold of him."},{"start":48.24,"end":49.63,"text":"No, no, no."},{"start":49.65,"end":50.97,"text":"Ashbrook just wants to come over with his own kids."},{"start":50.99,"end":52.23,"text":"No, I was just... Well, that's what Timmons said."},{"start":52.79,"end":54.25,"text":"You've got a knee-decker input."},{"start":54.27,"end":54.9,"text":"You know, I can't get anything."},{"start":55.16,"end":56.38,"text":"Mr. Butterfield?"},{"start":56.4,"end":56.6,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":57.08,"end":57.34,"text":"Yes, sir."},{"start":57.36,"end":59.29,"text":"Mr. Evans has stepped out of the office right now."},{"start":59.31,"end":60.63,"text":"Would you like to talk to one of his assistants?"},{"start":60.65,"end":61.31,"text":"No, no, no."},{"start":61.35,"end":62.75,"text":"I've just hung up from talking to him."},{"start":62.77,"end":63.89,"text":"Do you have his office on the phone?"},{"start":63.91,"end":64.27,"text":"Yes, sir."},{"start":64.29,"end":64.75,"text":"Yeah, okay."},{"start":64.77,"end":65.57,"text":"Give me the office."},{"start":65.59,"end":67.45,"text":"Yes, sir."},{"start":67.47,"end":68.33,"text":"Go ahead, please."},{"start":68.35,"end":68.53,"text":"Hello?"},{"start":68.56,"end":68.67,"text":"Hello?"},{"start":68.69,"end":69.7,"text":"Can't you get him down the hall?"},{"start":69.72,"end":72.1,"text":"The president's asking a question I think only he can answer."},{"start":72.44,"end":72.98,"text":"Okay."},{"start":73.16,"end":75.06,"text":"I'll hold him and call you."},{"start":75.12,"end":76.36,"text":"Well, let me hang on."},{"start":76.64,"end":78.36,"text":"Well, he's not in the building."},{"start":78.38,"end":79.84,"text":"I just hung up from talking to him."},{"start":79.86,"end":80.27,"text":"You know that."},{"start":80.29,"end":80.49,"text":"I know it."},{"start":80.51,"end":81.05,"text":"And he left."},{"start":81.11,"end":81.29,"text":"Okay."},{"start":81.31,"end":81.97,"text":"And he'll be back."},{"start":82.13,"end":82.69,"text":"I'll get him."},{"start":83.06,"end":84.56,"text":"Well, no, disregard it."},{"start":84.68,"end":87.58,"text":"It's just a question that he asked right now."},{"start":87.68,"end":93.09,"text":"Do you know when this Citizens Committee will break up up at the Sheraton Carlton?"},{"start":93.11,"end":94.29,"text":"I guess you're not sure of that."},{"start":94.39,"end":95.13,"text":"I guess no one is."},{"start":95.15,"end":96.57,"text":"No, the luncheon's supposed to start at 1."},{"start":96.63,"end":97.09,"text":"I know that."},{"start":97.15,"end":99.09,"text":"And the meeting precedes the luncheon, doesn't it?"},{"start":99.12,"end":99.22,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":99.24,"end":100.3,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":100.32,"end":101.7,"text":"Then a luncheon at 1, huh?"},{"start":101.82,"end":103.34,"text":"Mm-hmm."},{"start":103.44,"end":104.88,"text":"Has he headed over this way, or is he?"},{"start":105.04,"end":106.94,"text":"No, I can get hold of him, Mr. Butterfield."},{"start":106.97,"end":107.41,"text":"Oh, can you?"},{"start":107.57,"end":108.65,"text":"Yes, I'm sure I can."},{"start":108.81,"end":109.19,"text":"All right."},{"start":109.21,"end":110.65,"text":"Would you ask him to call me then?"},{"start":110.67,"end":111.05,"text":"Yes, sir."},{"start":111.11,"end":112.43,"text":"Thank you very much."},{"start":112.59,"end":112.69,"text":"Okay."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"Alexander P. Butterfield contacted the office of John F. Evans, Jr. to locate him for an urgent query originating from the President. The conversation involved logistics regarding Evans' attendance at a Citizens Committee meeting at the Sheraton-Carlton Hotel and brief internal discussions about scheduling matters. Butterfield ultimately requested that Evans return his call upon becoming available.","topics":["Alexander P. Butterfield","John F. 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