{"conversationCode":"458-003","tapeNumber":458,"conversationNumber":3,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-458-003","startDateTime":"1971-02-25T20:28:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-02-25T20:35:00.000Z","startDate":"25-Feb-1971","startTime":"3:28 PM","endDate":"25-Feb-1971","endTime":"3:35 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.;","description":"On February 25, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:28 pm to 3:35 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 458-003 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. 458-003\nDate: February 25, 1971\nTime: 3:28 pm - 3:35 pm\nLocation: Oval Office\nThe President met with Alexander P. Butterfield\nThe President’s schedule\n-Thomas S. Kleppe\n-Glenda L. (Gompf) Kleppe\n-George Renercomb\n-Picture taking\nButterfield left at 3:35 pm","filename":["458-003.mp3"],"tapeStart":"00:48:40","tapeEnd":"00:49:34","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Butterfield, Alexander P."],"prevCode":"458-002","nextCode":"458-004","transcript":[{"start":0.2,"end":4.85,"text":"You ready?"},{"start":5.73,"end":6.33,"text":"Yes, sir."},{"start":6.35,"end":7.19,"text":"Okay."},{"start":7.21,"end":13.02,"text":"We'll, uh, we'll bring in various people, introduce them to you."},{"start":13.24,"end":19.01,"text":"Just put them all on that side of the room."},{"start":19.03,"end":20.29,"text":"And then just have a slurring right here, sir."},{"start":20.31,"end":22.96,"text":"You, Cleffy, Mrs. Cleffy, and Judge Reverend Cullen."},{"start":22.98,"end":24.2,"text":"I want this over there."},{"start":24.22,"end":24.92,"text":"You'd rather not have that picture?"},{"start":24.94,"end":25.66,"text":"I don't see a good picture."},{"start":25.68,"end":25.98,"text":"All right, sir."},{"start":26,"end":26.66,"text":"And this is just to be very fast."},{"start":26.68,"end":27.1,"text":"No, I'm not too slow."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and Alexander Butterfield met to coordinate the logistics for an upcoming series of photo opportunities with visitors, including Thomas and Glenda Kleppe and Judge George Renercomb. The President provided specific instructions on the positioning of guests within the Oval Office to ensure the process remained efficient and brief. Nixon emphasized the need for a rapid turnover to minimize the duration of the sessions.","topics":["Oval Office","Presidential scheduling","White House logistics","Public relations","Thomas S. Kleppe"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T21:04:19.173Z"},"topicSlugs":["oval-office","presidential-scheduling","white-house-logistics","public-relations","thomas-s-kleppe"],"audioDurationSec":33,"audioFiles":[{"file":"458-003.mp3","bytes":1324738,"durationSec":32.97,"bitrate":321418,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:47.662Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/458-003.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/458-003","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/458/conversation-458-003","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}