{"conversationCode":"466-016","tapeNumber":466,"conversationNumber":16,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-466-016","startDateTime":"1971-03-11T23:17:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-03-11T23:20:00.000Z","startDate":"11-Mar-1971","startTime":"6:17 PM","endDate":"11-Mar-1971","endTime":"6:20 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.;","description":"On March 11, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 6:17 pm to 6:20 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 466-016 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. 466-16\n\nDate: March 11, 1971\nTime: 6:17 pm - 6:20 pm\n\nThe President met with Alexander P. Butterfield\n\n     [Unintelligible]\n\n     Photographs to sign\n\n     President’s schedule\n          -Ronald L. Ziegler\n\n     [Unintelligible]\n\n     Photograph\n          -Frances Lewine\n          -Angle\n          -Focus\n\n     Another photograph\n         -Faces\n         -[Forename unknown] Percy\n         -Eyes\n\nButterfield left at 6:20 pm","filename":["466-016.mp3"],"tapeStart":"05:42:44","tapeEnd":"05:45:03","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Butterfield, Alexander P."],"prevCode":"466-015","nextCode":"466-017","transcript":[{"start":0.03,"end":5.01,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":64.12,"end":91.5,"text":"No."},{"start":91.52,"end":91.58,"text":"No."},{"start":91.6,"end":91.66,"text":"No."},{"start":91.68,"end":91.74,"text":"No."},{"start":91.76,"end":91.82,"text":"No."},{"start":91.84,"end":91.9,"text":"No."},{"start":92.25,"end":103.78,"text":"You see, he doesn't have to smile, he can go straight away."},{"start":103.81,"end":111.83,"text":"I just hit the one with the other guy, so you see, he hasn't got a smile on his face."},{"start":113.3,"end":114.04,"text":"Of course, he hasn't got a face down."},{"start":114.06,"end":118.4,"text":"You see his face is on that side."},{"start":118.42,"end":122.12,"text":"Well, we're going to try, so... Now, this is our officer, he's got some damn patience."},{"start":125.83,"end":132.8,"text":"Listen, the eyes are out there."},{"start":132.82,"end":133.38,"text":"See, I have my eyes off you."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office to review administrative matters, specifically focusing on the President's upcoming schedule and the selection of official photographs. The discussion centered on technical details regarding the composition of these photographs, including facial expressions, camera angles, and focus. No significant policy decisions were made during this brief administrative session.","topics":["Presidential schedule","Photography","White House administration","Alexander Butterfield","Oval Office operations"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T21:17:38.127Z"},"topicSlugs":["presidential-schedule","photography","white-house-administration","alexander-butterfield","oval-office-operations"],"audioDurationSec":135,"audioFiles":[{"file":"466-016.mp3","bytes":3252557,"durationSec":135.45,"bitrate":192100,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:47.663Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/466-016.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/466-016","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/466/conversation-466-016","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}