{"conversationCode":"468-018","tapeNumber":468,"conversationNumber":18,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-468-018","startDateTime":"1971-03-16T22:30:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-03-16T22:47:00.000Z","startDate":"16-Mar-1971","startTime":"5:30 PM","endDate":"16-Mar-1971","endTime":"5:47 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.;","description":"On March 16, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:30 pm and 5:47 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 468-018 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. 468-18\n\nDate: March 16, 1971\nTime: Unknown between 5:30 pm and 5:47 pm\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Alexander P. Butterfield\n\n     President’s schedule\n          -Items for the President’s signature\n          -A statement\n                -Timing\n\nButterfield left at an unknown time before 5:47 pm","filename":["468-018.mp3"],"tapeStart":"05:29:13","tapeEnd":"05:31:12","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Butterfield, Alexander P."],"prevCode":"468-017","nextCode":"468-019","transcript":[{"start":0.54,"end":8.44,"text":"Do you have a statement, sir?"},{"start":8.46,"end":8.56,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":8.58,"end":9.34,"text":"Well, that's what it says on the wall."},{"start":9.36,"end":10.9,"text":"Well, I've got some sign here."},{"start":10.93,"end":12.45,"text":"There's a hole in my wall."},{"start":12.47,"end":13.03,"text":"I want to get this finished."},{"start":13.05,"end":13.21,"text":"Please."},{"start":13.23,"end":13.57,"text":"I may not get it."},{"start":13.59,"end":14.19,"text":"Does it have to be that thing?"},{"start":14.21,"end":14.53,"text":"No, it does not."},{"start":14.55,"end":15.28,"text":"Well, if it does, I'll let you know."},{"start":15.3,"end":15.56,"text":"I don't know."},{"start":15.58,"end":16,"text":"I just don't have it."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield in the Oval Office to review administrative matters, specifically focusing on the President's daily schedule and the signing of official documents. The discussion centered on the completion and timing of a pending statement, with the President expressing urgency in finalizing these logistical items. No major policy decisions were reached, as the brief exchange was primarily dedicated to managing immediate presidential paperwork.","topics":["Presidential schedule","White House administration","Official documentation","Executive workflow"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T21:24:00.764Z"},"topicSlugs":["presidential-scheduling","white-house-administration","official-documentation","executive-workflow"],"audioDurationSec":16,"audioFiles":[{"file":"468-018.mp3","bytes":396224,"durationSec":16.45,"bitrate":192657,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:47.663Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/468-018.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/468-018","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/468/conversation-468-018","catalogNaId":417176211,"catalogUrl":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/417176211","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}