{"conversationCode":"251-039","tapeNumber":251,"conversationNumber":39,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-251-039","startDateTime":"1971-04-29T20:44:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-04-29T20:45:00.000Z","startDate":"29-Apr-1971","startTime":"4:44 PM","endDate":"29-Apr-1971","endTime":"4:45 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.;","description":"On April 29, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:44 pm to 4:45 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 251-039 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"EOB","recordingDevice":"Old Executive Office Building","latitudeEstimated":38.897567,"longitudeEstimated":-77.039147,"chronCode":1,"chronRelease":"First Chronological Release","chronReleaseDate":"5-Oct-1999","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 251-39\n\nDate: April 29, 1971\nTime: 4:44 pm - 4:45 pm\nLocation: Executive Office Building\n\nThe President met with Alexander P. Butterfield\n\n******************************************************************************\n\n[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 07/20/2018.\nSegment cleared for release.]\n[Personal Returnable]\n[251-039-w001]\n[Duration: 20s]\n\n       Campaign spending\n             -Ray Warren\n             -[first name unknown] Hattigan\n             -Accountability\n             -John B. Connally, Jr.\n\n******************************************************************************\n\nButterfield left at 4:45 pm","filename":["251-039.mp3"],"tapeStart":"02:58:32","tapeEnd":"03:00:44","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Butterfield, Alexander P."],"prevCode":"251-038","nextCode":"251-040","transcript":[{"start":0.21,"end":1.89,"text":"Just a little bit, sir."},{"start":1.91,"end":2.53,"text":"Great water reports."},{"start":3.37,"end":7.12,"text":"One came from Hagen."},{"start":7.76,"end":14.29,"text":"He said to us all, if you feel comfortable in campaign spending, he said there was a little more that he could do on that."},{"start":14.3,"end":18.71,"text":"We'll have some more help on that, sir."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and Alexander Butterfield briefly discussed campaign financing efforts and external assistance from individuals identified as Hagen and Ray Warren. The discussion focused on securing additional resources and maintaining accountability regarding campaign expenditures. The President acknowledged the report, suggesting that further support would be forthcoming to address the campaign’s financial needs.","topics":["Campaign finance","Political fundraising","Campaign accountability","John B. Connally Jr."],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T11:47:25.602Z"},"topicSlugs":["campaign-finance","political-fundraising","campaign-accountability","john-b-connally-jr"],"audioDurationSec":20,"audioFiles":[{"file":"251-039.mp3","bytes":786599,"durationSec":19.53,"bitrate":322133,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:36.695Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/251-039.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/251-039","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/251/conversation-251-039","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}