{"conversationCode":"455-004","tapeNumber":455,"conversationNumber":4,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-455-004","startDateTime":"1971-02-22T16:59:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-02-22T16:59:00.000Z","startDate":"22-Feb-1971","startTime":"11:59 AM","endDate":"22-Feb-1971","endTime":"11:59 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.;","description":"On February 22, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:59 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 455-004 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. 455-4\n\nDate: February 22, 1971\n\nTime: 11:59 am\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Alexander P. Butterfield\n\n     The President’s schedule","filename":["455-004.mp3"],"tapeStart":"02:40:16","tapeEnd":"02:41:10","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Butterfield, Alexander P."],"prevCode":"455-003","nextCode":"455-005","transcript":[{"start":0.03,"end":6.12,"text":"And they had this set up in the region where you are meeting Alex and I."},{"start":6.14,"end":6.5,"text":"They did it to me."},{"start":23.05,"end":32.79,"text":"Thank you."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield to review and coordinate the logistical arrangements for upcoming presidential meetings. The discussion focused on operational security and the specific physical setup of the meeting space to ensure it met the President’s requirements. The brief exchange served to confirm that necessary preparations were being handled according to Nixon's directives.","topics":["Presidential scheduling","White House logistics","Security protocols","Oval Office operations"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T20:58:40.981Z"},"topicSlugs":["presidential-scheduling","white-house-logistics","security-protocols","oval-office-operations"],"audioDurationSec":53,"audioFiles":[{"file":"455-004.mp3","bytes":1272684,"durationSec":52.97,"bitrate":192218,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:47.662Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/455-004.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/455-004","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/455/conversation-455-004","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}