{"conversationCode":"372-031","tapeNumber":372,"conversationNumber":31,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-372-031","startDateTime":"1972-10-25T18:50:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-10-25T18:53:00.000Z","startDate":"25-Oct-1972","startTime":"2:50 PM","endDate":"25-Oct-1972","endTime":"2:53 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.;","description":"On October 25, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:50 pm to 2:53 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 372-031 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"EOB","recordingDevice":"Old Executive Office Building","latitudeEstimated":38.897567,"longitudeEstimated":-77.039147,"chronCode":4,"chronRelease":"Fourth Chronological Release","chronReleaseDate":"10-Dec-2003","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 372-31\n\nDate: October 25, 1972\nTime: 2:50 pm - 2:53 pm\nLocation: Executive Office Building\n\nThe President met with Alexander P. Butterfield at 2:50 pm.\n\n         The President’s schedule\n             -The President’s forthcoming Radio Address on the American Farmer, October 27,\n             1972\n                 -Text\n                 -Timing\n                      -Barbara Dunn\n\nButterfield left at 2:53 pm.","filename":["372-031.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Butterfield, Alexander P."],"prevCode":"372-030","nextCode":"372-032","transcript":[{"start":5.67,"end":10.09,"text":"Thank you for watching!"},{"start":35.94,"end":36.32,"text":"Takk for mig."},{"start":62.03,"end":67.69,"text":"... ... ... ... ..."},{"start":113.06,"end":119.01,"text":"Yeah, Friday, except for the bottom line."},{"start":119.03,"end":123.48,"text":"Yeah, that's, that's, that's... Can I have this set up now, or late afternoon?"},{"start":123.5,"end":126.33,"text":"We'll lay it out here in the sun."},{"start":126.35,"end":126.51,"text":"Anytime."},{"start":126.53,"end":126.95,"text":"Anytime you're ready."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met to coordinate the final arrangements and scheduling for the President's upcoming radio address regarding American farmers. The discussion focused on the text of the address, its timing, and the involvement of staff member Barbara Dunn. The meeting concluded with confirmation that the logistical preparations for the broadcast would be finalized shortly.","topics":["Richard Nixon","Alexander Butterfield","Radio address","American farmers","White House scheduling","Barbara Dunn"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T17:19:39.010Z"},"topicSlugs":["richard-nixon","alexander-butterfield","radio-address","american-farmers","white-house-scheduling","barbara-dunn"],"audioDurationSec":130,"audioFiles":[{"file":"372-031.mp3","bytes":3129050,"durationSec":130.31,"bitrate":192103,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:44.876Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:43:28.664Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/372-031.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/372-031","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/372/conversation-372-031","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}