{"conversationCode":"328-012","tapeNumber":328,"conversationNumber":12,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-328-012","startDateTime":"1972-03-29T17:57:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-03-29T20:07:00.000Z","startDate":"29-Mar-1972","startTime":"12:57 PM","endDate":"29-Mar-1972","endTime":"3:07 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.;","description":"On March 29, 1972, 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 12:57 pm and 3:07 pm. 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Butterfield.\n\n[Recording begins while the conversation is in progress]\n\n**********************************************************************\n\n[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 10/09/2019.\nSegment cleared for release.]\n[Personal Returnable]\n[328-012-w001]\n[Duration: 13s]\n\n       The President's schedule [?]\n\n**********************************************************************\n\n     Signing documents\n\n     Instruction\n\f     Forthcoming Organization of American States [OAS] dinner\n          -Entertainment\n          -Possible presentation of Presidential Medal of Freedom to Jose A. Mora [?]\n               -Format\n               -The President’s statement\n                     -Number\n               -Time\n\nButterfield left at an unknown time before 3:07 pm.","filename":["328-012.mp3"],"tapeStart":"01:29:28","tapeEnd":"01:33:56","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Butterfield, Alexander P."],"prevCode":"328-011","nextCode":"328-013","transcript":[{"start":0.03,"end":21.11,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":39.76,"end":57.36,"text":"Hold it."},{"start":57.38,"end":59.22,"text":"Now, wait a minute."},{"start":59.24,"end":62.86,"text":"It's done."},{"start":62.88,"end":63.08,"text":"Very good."},{"start":63.1,"end":66.75,"text":"I think we're gonna wind up rough here this time."},{"start":66.77,"end":67.63,"text":"You know, Tim, what's the order this time?"},{"start":67.65,"end":68.09,"text":"It's five."},{"start":68.11,"end":68.57,"text":"Sir, someone's got you."},{"start":68.59,"end":68.85,"text":"Mrs. Hoffman?"},{"start":68.87,"end":69.39,"text":"It's about 80, Mrs. Fitts."},{"start":70.27,"end":98.36,"text":"right at the conclusion of the thing i'll walk and say that these"},{"start":99.1,"end":114.43,"text":"He's a very distinguished man."},{"start":114.45,"end":117.19,"text":"He's here for so forth and health."},{"start":117.21,"end":118.59,"text":"This is the highest civilian award I've ever had."},{"start":118.61,"end":119.39,"text":"Awards are often given to state judges."},{"start":119.41,"end":121.34,"text":"Would you give a medal for your inclusion in this department?"},{"start":121.36,"end":122.68,"text":"A few of his close friends are 10 o'clock groups."},{"start":122.7,"end":125.42,"text":"Yeah, the 10 o'clock group, the 10 o'clock group, most of his close friends, in other words, about 100 of them."},{"start":125.44,"end":126.5,"text":"Well, you've got 40 or 50 of his close friends there."},{"start":126.52,"end":126.98,"text":"Fair enough."},{"start":128.06,"end":139.07,"text":"Let's do it that way."},{"start":139.45,"end":144.96,"text":"Let's do something different."},{"start":144.98,"end":145.54,"text":"Let the foreign man through."},{"start":145.56,"end":146.7,"text":"And let's give him the Medal of Freedom at the end of it."},{"start":146.72,"end":152.06,"text":"You should know it will be right after this play."},{"start":152.09,"end":153.17,"text":"Everybody will be... 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