{"conversationCode":"456-003","tapeNumber":456,"conversationNumber":3,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-456-003","startDateTime":"1971-02-23T14:46:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-02-23T14:48:00.000Z","startDate":"23-Feb-1971","startTime":"9:46 AM","endDate":"23-Feb-1971","endTime":"9:48 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.;","description":"On February 23, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:46 am to 9:48 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 456-003 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. 456-3\n\nDate: February 23, 1971\nTime: 9:46 am - 9:48 am\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Alexander P. Butterfield\n\n     News summary\n         -Alterations\n               -President’s comments\n               -Effect of forthcoming economic meeting\n               -John B. Connally\n               -Paul W. McCracken\n               -George P. Shultz\n\nButterfield left at 9:48 am","filename":["456-003.mp3"],"tapeStart":"00:04:39","tapeEnd":"00:05:51","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Butterfield, Alexander P."],"prevCode":"456-002","nextCode":"456-004","transcript":[{"start":0.03,"end":18.36,"text":"On that news story, I marked a couple of things, and I want you to be sure to get that every time I do it, because some of it may be very current."},{"start":18.38,"end":20.42,"text":"We did one in particular with regard to the economy, though there's a trucking meeting this afternoon."},{"start":20.44,"end":21.46,"text":"I want to be sure to probably crack it and show it."},{"start":31.49,"end":34.53,"text":"We generally move that set away."},{"start":34.55,"end":37.55,"text":"Yeah, well, I just want to hear that."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield discussed the handling of marked-up news summaries, specifically regarding the President's personal annotations and feedback. The conversation focused on integrating these presidential comments into forthcoming economic briefings involving John B. Connally, Paul W. McCracken, and George P. Shultz. Nixon emphasized the importance of ensuring these insights were conveyed during relevant meetings, including an afternoon session concerning the trucking industry.","topics":["News Summary","Economic Policy","Presidential Communication","White House Staffing","Economic Advisers"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T21:01:00.201Z"},"topicSlugs":["news-summary","economic-policy","presidential-communication","white-house-staffing","economic-advisers"],"audioDurationSec":39,"audioFiles":[{"file":"456-003.mp3","bytes":942915,"durationSec":39.21,"bitrate":192372,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:47.662Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/456-003.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/456-003","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/456/conversation-456-003","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}