{"conversationCode":"278-039","tapeNumber":278,"conversationNumber":39,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-278-039","startDateTime":"1971-09-17T01:17:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-09-17T01:20:00.000Z","startDate":"16-Sep-1971","startTime":"9:17 PM","endDate":"16-Sep-1971","endTime":"9:20 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.;","description":"On September 16, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:17 pm to 9:20 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 278-039 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"EOB","recordingDevice":"Old Executive Office Building","latitudeEstimated":38.897567,"longitudeEstimated":-77.039147,"chronCode":2,"chronRelease":"Second Chronological Release","chronReleaseDate":"26-Oct-2000","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 278-39\n\nDate: September 16, 1971\nTime: 9:17 am - 9:20 am\nLocation: Executive Office Building\n\nThe President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.\n\n     Citation [for Apollo 15 astronauts]\n           -H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman\n           -Air Force Academy\n                 -Time\n                 -Vice President [Spiro T. Agnew]\n\n**********************************************************************\n\n[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 04/03/2019.\nSegment cleared for release.]\n[Personal Returnable]\n[278-039-w001]\n[Duration: 28s]\n\n       President’s request for Alexander P. Butterfield\n              -Arrangements for Edward R.F. Cox and Tricia Nixon Cox\n\n                        -Camp David\n                              -Staying in Aspen Lodge\n\n**********************************************************************\n\nButterfield left at 9:20 am.","filename":["278-039.mp3"],"tapeStart":"01:49:50","tapeEnd":"01:51:14","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Butterfield, Alexander P."],"prevCode":"278-038","nextCode":"278-040","transcript":[{"start":1.6,"end":1.94,"text":"No."},{"start":2.18,"end":2.36,"text":"No."},{"start":2.82,"end":8.07,"text":"Sure, they could do that."},{"start":8.09,"end":15.87,"text":"As a matter of fact, the Air Force is taking service now."},{"start":16.09,"end":16.39,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":16.43,"end":20.3,"text":"Yeah, yeah."},{"start":20.6,"end":22.96,"text":"Yeah, yeah."},{"start":23.8,"end":25.1,"text":"Oh, tell, uh..."},{"start":26.26,"end":44.97,"text":"But work it out with Tricia, that she and Eddie stay in Aspen, I guess, for a while, until they begin to order the development so that the two families can have two places."},{"start":45.17,"end":45.59,"text":"You know?"},{"start":45.61,"end":45.77,"text":"Yes, sir."},{"start":45.83,"end":48.47,"text":"I guess once they're in Aspen, then they can go over after they leave."},{"start":48.69,"end":49.79,"text":"Yes, sir."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield to coordinate logistics for Tricia Nixon Cox and her husband, Edward R.F. Cox, to stay at Camp David. The discussion focused on securing accommodations for the couple in the Aspen Lodge and planning for potential future housing arrangements. Nixon instructed Butterfield to work directly with Tricia to finalize these stay details.","topics":["Camp David","Tricia Nixon Cox","Edward R.F. Cox","White House logistics","Aspen Lodge"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T12:58:30.078Z"},"topicSlugs":["camp-david","tricia-nixon-cox","edward-r-f-cox","white-house-logistics","aspen-lodge"],"audioDurationSec":50,"audioFiles":[{"file":"278-039.mp3","bytes":2015399,"durationSec":50.25,"bitrate":320867,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:38.329Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/278-039.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/278-039","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/278/conversation-278-039","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}