{"conversationCode":"373-021","tapeNumber":373,"conversationNumber":21,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-373-021","startDateTime":"1972-10-24T20:04:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-10-24T20:16:00.000Z","startDate":"24-Oct-1972","startTime":"4:04 PM","endDate":"24-Oct-1972","endTime":"4:16 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)];","description":"On October 24, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:04 pm and 4:16 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 373-021 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. 373-21\n\nDate: October 24, 1972\n\nTime: Unknown between 4:04 pm and 4:16 pm\nLocation: Executive Office Building\n\nThe President met with an unknown person.\n\n        Papers for Alexander P. Butterfield\n            -Sally M. Inge\n\nThe unknown person left at an unknown time before 4:16 pm.","filename":["373-021.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","[Unknown person(s)]"],"prevCode":"373-020","nextCode":"373-022","transcript":[{"start":1.43,"end":7.95,"text":"Did you see the developed papers?"},{"start":7.96,"end":8.93,"text":"The papers inside, outside, they're right there."},{"start":8.95,"end":9.75,"text":"I'll just take them over to 5-0, please."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with an unknown individual to facilitate the transfer of sensitive documentation intended for Alexander P. Butterfield. The discussion focused on the delivery of specific papers, which were retrieved from the President’s office for immediate transport. This administrative exchange underscores the logistical handling of internal White House records during this period.","topics":["Alexander P. Butterfield","White House administration","Document management","Logistics","Presidential staff"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T17:22:24.640Z"},"topicSlugs":["alexander-p-butterfield","white-house-administration","document-management","logistics","presidential-staff"],"audioDurationSec":13,"audioFiles":[{"file":"373-021.mp3","bytes":304691,"durationSec":12.64,"bitrate":192842,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:44.875Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:43:28.841Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/373-021.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/373-021","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/373/conversation-373-021","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}