{"conversationCode":"376-015","tapeNumber":376,"conversationNumber":15,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-376-015","startDateTime":"1972-11-02T13:40:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-11-02T13:44:00.000Z","startDate":"2-Nov-1972","startTime":"8:40 AM","endDate":"2-Nov-1972","endTime":"8:44 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.;","description":"On November 2, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:40 am to 8:44 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 376-015 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. 376-15\n\nDate: November 2, 1972\nTime: 8:40 am - 8:44 am\nLocation: Executive Office Building\n\nThe President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.\n\n         Winthrop Rockefeller\n\n         Testimonial dinner for Thomas B. McCabe\n            -Pennsylvania\n            -Wire from the President\n            -Videotape\n            -Guest list\n            -Videotape\n                -The President's schedule, November 3, 1972\n                -Duration\n\nButterfield left at 8:44 am.","filename":["376-015.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Butterfield, Alexander P."],"prevCode":"376-014","nextCode":"376-016","transcript":[{"start":0.47,"end":27.39,"text":"Tom McCabe."},{"start":27.54,"end":44.2,"text":"We have a testimonial fundraising dinner tonight at the Pennsylvania Center."},{"start":44.22,"end":44.62,"text":"Take a sip of water."},{"start":44.64,"end":45.8,"text":"If you don't want to go, do you want to lay it or take it?"},{"start":45.82,"end":47.38,"text":"If you don't want to take it, do you want to lay it or do you want to wear it?"},{"start":47.4,"end":48.36,"text":"If you don't want to go, do you want to wear it?"},{"start":48.38,"end":49.34,"text":"If you don't want to go, do you want to wear it?"},{"start":65.67,"end":66.42,"text":"you"}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and Alexander Butterfield met to coordinate the President's participation in a testimonial dinner for Thomas B. McCabe in Pennsylvania. They discussed the logistics of the event, including the potential for a presidential appearance via a pre-recorded videotape message and the management of the guest list. Butterfield sought final confirmation on whether the President would attend in person or opt for alternative remote arrangements.","topics":["Thomas B. McCabe","Testimonial dinner","Event planning","Videotape","Presidential schedule"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T17:28:15.953Z"},"topicSlugs":["thomas-b-mccabe","testimonial-dinner","event-planning","videotape","presidential-schedule"],"audioDurationSec":69,"audioFiles":[{"file":"376-015.mp3","bytes":1661386,"durationSec":69.16,"bitrate":192178,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:44.875Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:43:29.373Z","transcriptGapSeconds":44,"transcriptGapShare":0.63,"transcriptQuality":"incomplete","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/376-015.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/376-015","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/376/conversation-376-015","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}