{"conversationCode":"455-007","tapeNumber":455,"conversationNumber":7,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-455-007","startDateTime":"1971-02-22T17:33:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-02-22T17:33:00.000Z","startDate":"22-Feb-1971","startTime":"12:33 PM","endDate":"22-Feb-1971","endTime":"12:33 PM","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 12:33 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 455-007 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. 455-7\n\nDate: February 22, 1971\nTime: 12:33 pm\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Alexander P. Butterfield\n\n     The President’s schedule\n          -Businessmen\n          -James Udall\n\nButterfield left at 12:33 pm","filename":["455-007.mp3"],"tapeStart":"03:16:22","tapeEnd":"03:17:07","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Butterfield, Alexander P."],"prevCode":"455-006","nextCode":"455-008","transcript":[{"start":0.59,"end":19.94,"text":"So we started that and now they're probably going to test on the seat."},{"start":19.96,"end":20.96,"text":"We're going to see if it's going to be a good fit."},{"start":20.98,"end":21.81,"text":"We'll see if it's going to be a good fit."},{"start":21.83,"end":22.65,"text":"We'll see if it's going to be a good fit."},{"start":22.67,"end":23.49,"text":"We'll see if it's going to be a good fit."},{"start":24.74,"end":43.44,"text":"All right."},{"start":43.46,"end":44.98,"text":"Disabled American veterans have been warned that you still need memory help."},{"start":45,"end":45.1,"text":"Okay."},{"start":45.12,"end":45.32,"text":"Stay here."},{"start":45.34,"end":45.58,"text":"It's better."},{"start":45.6,"end":45.86,"text":"Go over here?"},{"start":45.88,"end":46.22,"text":"Yeah, yeah, yeah."},{"start":46.24,"end":46.76,"text":"Otherwise, I can hear you."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met to coordinate the details of the President’s upcoming daily schedule, specifically focusing on appointments with businessmen and James Udall. The discussion included logistical adjustments to the Oval Office seating arrangements to improve audio recording quality for the taping system. Butterfield also provided a brief update regarding a reminder for the President to address matters concerning the Disabled American Veterans.","topics":["Presidential schedule","White House taping system","Oval Office logistics","James Udall","Disabled American Veterans"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T20:58:58.114Z"},"topicSlugs":["presidential-schedule","white-house-taping-system","oval-office-logistics","james-udall","disabled-american-veterans"],"audioDurationSec":56,"audioFiles":[{"file":"455-007.mp3","bytes":1347290,"durationSec":56.08,"bitrate":192198,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:47.662Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/455-007.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/455-007","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/455/conversation-455-007","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}