{"conversationCode":"267-002","tapeNumber":267,"conversationNumber":2,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-267-002","startDateTime":"1971-07-30T13:08:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-07-30T13:10:00.000Z","startDate":"30-Jul-1971","startTime":"9:08 AM","endDate":"30-Jul-1971","endTime":"9:10 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.;","description":"On July 30, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:08 am to 9:10 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 267-002 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. 267-002\n\nDate: July 30, 1971\nTime: 9:08 am - 9:10 am\n\n       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542\n\nLocation: Old Executive Office Building\n\nThe President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.\n\n     The President's schedule\n          -George P. Shultz\n               -Meeting with railroad officials\n               -Telephone call from Shultz\n\nButterfield left at 9:10 am.","filename":["267-002.mp3"],"tapeStart":"01:28:34","tapeEnd":"01:31:41","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Butterfield, Alexander P."],"prevCode":"267-001","nextCode":"267-003","transcript":[{"start":0.03,"end":22.52,"text":"He just said, if you are going to drop in, you're in the cavern."},{"start":22.54,"end":25.24,"text":"He talked about five minutes, and I was sitting here."},{"start":25.26,"end":25.9,"text":"When are they going to be there?"},{"start":25.92,"end":26.22,"text":"Just this time."},{"start":26.24,"end":26.62,"text":"Eight minutes long."},{"start":26.64,"end":27.1,"text":"Where are they meeting?"},{"start":27.12,"end":27.4,"text":"In the cavern."},{"start":27.42,"end":29.35,"text":"It was at one point, George, if you have something to see from, make sure that you have a chair."},{"start":30.02,"end":46.24,"text":"Well, what is the situation?"},{"start":46.26,"end":47.7,"text":"Has he determined yet whether he wants to come in or not?"},{"start":47.72,"end":48.58,"text":"Because we last night showed him the shirt."},{"start":48.6,"end":49.3,"text":"I said, well, he's in love with me."},{"start":49.33,"end":49.75,"text":"He's in love with me."},{"start":49.77,"end":50.51,"text":"Do you want to take time to sit down?"},{"start":65.22,"end":81,"text":"I'm not too sure it's a good idea."},{"start":81.02,"end":89.19,"text":"He thinks it's useful for him to give me a call and fill me in on the phone, but I'm not in built on it."},{"start":89.2,"end":90.25,"text":"I'll have to come over to it."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met to coordinate the President's upcoming schedule and manage communications with George P. Shultz. The discussion focused on logistical arrangements for Shultz's meeting with railroad officials and the potential need for a follow-up telephone briefing. Nixon deliberated on whether a direct meeting with Shultz was necessary or if a telephonic update would suffice, ultimately questioning the utility of a formal sit-down.","topics":["Presidential scheduling","George P. Shultz","Railroad labor relations","White House logistics","Executive communication"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T12:27:34.548Z"},"topicSlugs":["presidential-scheduling","george-p-shultz","railroad-labor-relations","white-house-logistics","executive-communication"],"audioDurationSec":90,"audioFiles":[{"file":"267-002.mp3","bytes":3613048,"durationSec":90.2,"bitrate":320456,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:38.007Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:43:13.813Z","transcriptGapSeconds":54,"transcriptGapShare":0.61,"transcriptQuality":"incomplete","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/267-002.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/267-002","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/267/conversation-267-002","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}