{"conversationCode":"217-025","tapeNumber":217,"conversationNumber":25,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-217-025","startDateTime":"1972-10-07T17:01:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-10-07T17:02:00.000Z","startDate":"7-Oct-1972","startTime":"1:01 PM","endDate":"7-Oct-1972","endTime":"1:02 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.;","description":"On October 7, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 1:01 pm to 1:02 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 217-025 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"CDHW","recordingDevice":"Camp David Hard Wire","latitudeEstimated":39.648333,"longitudeEstimated":-77.465,"chronCode":4,"chronRelease":"Fourth Chronological Release","chronReleaseDate":"10-Dec-2003","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 217-25\n\nDate: October 7, 1972\nTime: 1:01 pm - 1:02 pm\nLocation: Camp David Hard Wire\n\nAlexander P. Butterfield talked with the President.\n\n[See Conversation No. 147-10]","filename":["217-025.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Butterfield, Alexander P."],"prevCode":"217-024","nextCode":"217-026","transcript":[{"start":0.42,"end":3.67,"text":"Hello?"},{"start":3.69,"end":3.89,"text":"Hello?"},{"start":6.69,"end":6.83,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":9.7,"end":12.29,"text":"Alright."},{"start":13.53,"end":13.65,"text":"Hello?"},{"start":13.67,"end":13.77,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":33.34,"end":55.13,"text":"fine he should be there who's that"},{"start":64.31,"end":73.89,"text":"I didn't know about that."},{"start":75.03,"end":76.5,"text":"You want some pictures?"},{"start":76.52,"end":76.84,"text":"All right, fine."},{"start":76.86,"end":77.18,"text":"All right, fine."},{"start":77.2,"end":77.52,"text":"That's perfect."},{"start":77.54,"end":79.2,"text":"You're all right."},{"start":79.22,"end":79.33,"text":"Fine."},{"start":79.34,"end":79.89,"text":"If it's short, that's okay."},{"start":79.91,"end":80.11,"text":"All right."},{"start":80.13,"end":80.43,"text":"Thank you, sir."},{"start":80.45,"end":80.53,"text":"Bye."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield held a brief, informal check-in at Camp David to coordinate logistics regarding upcoming photographic opportunities. The discussion centered on confirming the presence of an individual and ensuring that scheduled photo sessions would proceed efficiently. The brief exchange concluded with Nixon signaling approval for the arrangements as described.","topics":["Logistics","Photography","Camp David","Alexander Butterfield","Scheduling"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T10:40:25.895Z"},"topicSlugs":["logistics","photography","camp-david","alexander-butterfield","scheduling"],"audioDurationSec":85,"audioFiles":[{"file":"217-025.mp3","bytes":2050088,"durationSec":85.35,"bitrate":192165,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:35.865Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:43:05.730Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/217-025.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/217-025","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/217/conversation-217-025","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}