{"conversationCode":"451-020","tapeNumber":451,"conversationNumber":20,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-451-020","startDateTime":"1971-02-18T22:10:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-02-18T22:14:00.000Z","startDate":"18-Feb-1971","startTime":"5:10 PM","endDate":"18-Feb-1971","endTime":"5:14 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.;","description":"On February 18, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:10 pm to 5:14 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 451-020 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"OVAL","recordingDevice":"Oval Office","latitudeEstimated":38.8974,"longitudeEstimated":-77.0374,"chronCode":1,"chronRelease":"First Chronological Release","chronReleaseDate":"5-Oct-1999","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 451-20\n\nDate: February 18, 1971\nTime: 5:10 pm - 5:14 pm\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Alexander P. Butterfield\n\n     Schedule\n          -Dedication speech for [Thomas] Woodrow Wilson Center\n               -Wilson\n\nButterfield left at 5:14 pm","filename":["451-020.mp3"],"tapeStart":"04:30:56","tapeEnd":"04:32:22","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Butterfield, Alexander P."],"prevCode":"451-019","nextCode":"451-021","aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and Alexander Butterfield briefly discussed the President's potential attendance at a dedication speech for the Woodrow Wilson Center. Nixon expressed uncertainty about the necessity of his presence, seeking Butterfield's opinion on the matter. The conversation was very short and focused solely on this scheduling question.","topics":["Woodrow Wilson Center","Dedication speech","Scheduling","Presidential appearances","Alexander Butterfield"],"generatedAt":"2026-10-27T14:59:26.213Z"},"topicSlugs":["woodrow-wilson-center","dedication-speech","scheduling","presidential-appearances","alexander-p-butterfield"],"audioDurationSec":34,"audioFiles":[{"file":"451-020.mp3","bytes":1348754,"durationSec":33.59,"bitrate":321204,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:47.662Z","transcript":[{"start":0,"end":4,"speaker":"Butterfield","text":"[unintelligible]"},{"start":18,"end":28,"speaker":"Nixon","text":"Do I have to go over there, I guess, what's he mean about that? Maybe I should. What do you think about [unintelligible] Woodrow Wilson [unintelligible]?"},{"start":28,"end":31,"speaker":"Butterfield","text":"Yeah, I might not go [unintelligible]"}],"transcriptCreatedAt":"2026-10-27T14:48:41.136Z","transcriptModel":"google/gemini-3.8-flash","transcriptSource":"audio-llm","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/451-020.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/451-020","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/451/conversation-451-020","catalogNaId":417175871,"catalogUrl":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/417175871","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}