{"conversationCode":"300-024","tapeNumber":300,"conversationNumber":24,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-300-024","startDateTime":"1971-11-09T16:05:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-11-09T16:07:00.000Z","startDate":"9-Nov-1971","startTime":"11:05 AM","endDate":"9-Nov-1971","endTime":"11:07 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.;","description":"On November 9, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 11:05 am to 11:07 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 300-024 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. 300-024\n\nDate: November 9, 1971\nTime: 11:05 am - 11:07 am\nLocation: Executive Office Building\n\nThe President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.\n\n     Reading materials\n          -Unknown person\n\n     The President's schedule\n          -Chicago\n          -Signing of documents\n\n     Briefcase\n\nButterfield left at 11:07 am.","filename":["300-024.mp3"],"tapeStart":"01:50:00","tapeEnd":"01:54:01","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Butterfield, Alexander P."],"prevCode":"300-023","nextCode":"300-025","transcript":[{"start":0.47,"end":17.16,"text":"That's just reason for you to sleep all over the other side."},{"start":17.18,"end":17.9,"text":"Unless there's something you can do."},{"start":17.92,"end":18.74,"text":"No, he just said to bring it over to you."},{"start":18.76,"end":19.41,"text":"Normally I do not, but you know."},{"start":19.43,"end":19.55,"text":"Don't."},{"start":19.57,"end":19.84,"text":"Well, I don't."},{"start":19.86,"end":20.49,"text":"I'll tell you, I won't take it."},{"start":20.51,"end":21.03,"text":"I mean, I just don't know."},{"start":21.05,"end":22.27,"text":"I don't want to stand here right now and put it on the plane."},{"start":22.29,"end":22.55,"text":"I'll sign it."},{"start":22.57,"end":23.09,"text":"I'll do it on my way back."},{"start":23.11,"end":24.01,"text":"I don't want to get involved in a long train."},{"start":24.91,"end":29.64,"text":"And then you have to sign right over Alex."},{"start":29.66,"end":33.19,"text":"And then you need to find the dresses put in and not put in the briefcase on the way back, okay?"}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield to coordinate the handling of administrative paperwork and presidential documents ahead of an upcoming trip to Chicago. They discussed the logistics of document signing and the specific management of a briefcase to ensure efficiency during the President's travel. Nixon decided to delay signing the materials until his return to avoid complications or delays in his schedule.","topics":["Presidential scheduling","Document management","Logistics","Administrative procedures","Travel preparation"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T14:05:29.639Z"},"topicSlugs":["presidential-scheduling","document-management","logistics","administrative-procedures","travel-preparation"],"audioDurationSec":33,"audioFiles":[{"file":"300-024.mp3","bytes":1335131,"durationSec":33.23,"bitrate":321440,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:38.956Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/300-024.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/300-024","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/300/conversation-300-024","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}