{"conversationCode":"376-016","tapeNumber":376,"conversationNumber":16,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-376-016","startDateTime":"1972-11-02T14:20:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-11-02T14:21:00.000Z","startDate":"2-Nov-1972","startTime":"9:20 AM","endDate":"2-Nov-1972","endTime":"9:21 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 9:20 am to 9:21 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 376-016 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. 376-16\n\nDate: November 2, 1972\nTime: 9:20 am - 9:21 am\nLocation: Executive Office Building\n\nThe President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.\n\n         Call to Thomas A. Pappas\n\n         Statement by the President\n              -Final draft\n              -Preparations for broadcast\n                  -Make-up\n                       -Residence\n                       -[Ray Voege]\n              -Presidential attire\n                  -Choices of blue suits\n                       -Republican National Convention\n                       -President’s trip to the Soviet Union\n\nButterfield left at 9:21 am.","filename":["376-016.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Butterfield, Alexander P."],"prevCode":"376-015","nextCode":"376-017","transcript":[{"start":0.3,"end":22.6,"text":"Yeah, we can get time for that."},{"start":22.62,"end":23.28,"text":"Oh, what's going on?"},{"start":23.3,"end":23.7,"text":"It's a bomb."},{"start":23.72,"end":24.74,"text":"Well, I wouldn't know what it was."},{"start":28.33,"end":51.65,"text":"I want you to put me on the line."},{"start":51.66,"end":52.33,"text":"I want you to put me on the line."},{"start":52.35,"end":52.79,"text":"Speech in Library 5-1."},{"start":52.81,"end":53.23,"text":"Can you meet up here?"},{"start":53.25,"end":53.81,"text":"We're in the residence room."},{"start":53.83,"end":54.49,"text":"I want you to put me on the line."},{"start":54.51,"end":55.17,"text":"I want you to put me on the line."},{"start":55.19,"end":55.85,"text":"I want you to put me on the line."},{"start":55.87,"end":56.53,"text":"I want you to put me on the line."},{"start":57.1,"end":85.84,"text":"Thank you for watching."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield held a brief meeting to coordinate preparations for an upcoming televised address. The discussion centered on logistics for the broadcast, specifically arranging a phone call to Thomas A. Pappas and managing production details like makeup and wardrobe. Nixon evaluated his attire, comparing suit options from previous major events to determine his appearance for the final draft of the speech.","topics":["Televised address","Presidential appearance","Thomas A. Pappas","White House logistics","Public relations"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T17:28:21.377Z"},"topicSlugs":["televised-address","presidential-appearance","thomas-a-pappas","white-house-logistics","public-relations"],"audioDurationSec":89,"audioFiles":[{"file":"376-016.mp3","bytes":2125948,"durationSec":88.52,"bitrate":192132,"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":74,"transcriptGapShare":0.84,"transcriptQuality":"incomplete","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/376-016.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/376-016","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/376/conversation-376-016","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}