{"conversationCode":"274-012","tapeNumber":274,"conversationNumber":12,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-274-012","startDateTime":"1971-08-16T19:01:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-08-16T19:05:00.000Z","startDate":"16-Aug-1971","startTime":"3:01 PM","endDate":"16-Aug-1971","endTime":"3:05 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.;","description":"On August 16, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:01 pm and 3:05 pm. 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Haig, Jr.\n\nButterfield left at an unknown time before 3:05 pm.","filename":["274a.mp3","274b.mp3","274c.mp3"],"tapeStart":"00:18:58","tapeEnd":"00:19:53","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Butterfield, Alexander P."],"prevCode":"274-011","nextCode":"274-013","tapeTranscriptFile":"274a.mp3,274b.mp3,274c.mp3","transcript":[{"start":1147.49,"end":1150.81,"text":"These guys are not being laid out."},{"start":1151.01,"end":1153.35,"text":"They're actually never laid out."},{"start":1153.89,"end":1154.25,"text":"Never laid out."},{"start":1154.27,"end":1155.19,"text":"You made a rule about that."},{"start":1155.21,"end":1155.83,"text":"Who's not there?"},{"start":1155.91,"end":1158.14,"text":"One of the other participants."},{"start":1158.2,"end":1159.72,"text":"Secretary Kennedy just left for the Burns."},{"start":1161.2,"end":1162.88,"text":"Well, in fact, it wasn't there."},{"start":1162.9,"end":1165.04,"text":"It was there a little later."},{"start":1165.06,"end":1168.84,"text":"Well, we don't have any, but just go ahead."},{"start":1168.9,"end":1169.54,"text":"You're right."},{"start":1169.6,"end":1173.03,"text":"We don't think they're going to be in the pipeline."},{"start":1173.78,"end":1174.1,"text":"Yes, sir."},{"start":1174.24,"end":1177.1,"text":"I hope we get our part done."},{"start":1177.32,"end":1183.81,"text":"It would probably be best if we waited about a minute or two."},{"start":1184.23,"end":1186.03,"text":"Did you try cold guards?"},{"start":1186.07,"end":1187.57,"text":"Did you want to speak with Hay?"},{"start":1187.59,"end":1192.53,"text":"I know you probably want to use the lunches."},{"start":1192.69,"end":1196.75,"text":"All right."}],"transcriptBoundary":{"start":1136.5,"end":1196.75,"startMethod":"silence","endMethod":"silence"},"transcriptConfidence":"high","transcriptSource":"bigtape","aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and Alexander P. 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