{"conversationCode":"470-004","tapeNumber":470,"conversationNumber":4,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-470-004","startDateTime":"1971-03-19T14:23:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-03-19T14:25:00.000Z","startDate":"19-Mar-1971","startTime":"9:23 AM","endDate":"19-Mar-1971","endTime":"9:25 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.;","description":"On March 19, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:23 am to 9:25 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 470-004 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. 470-4\n\nDate: March 19, 1971\nTime: 9:23 am - 9:25 am\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Alexander P. Butterfield\n\n     President’s schedule\n          -Helicopter\n          -Arthur F. Burns meeting\n\nButterfield left at 9:25 am","filename":["470-004.mp3"],"tapeStart":"00:18:53","tapeEnd":"00:19:49","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Butterfield, Alexander P."],"prevCode":"470-003","nextCode":"470-005","transcript":[{"start":0.03,"end":13.97,"text":"What is the situation?"},{"start":13.99,"end":14.44,"text":"Helicopter is injured."},{"start":14.46,"end":15.36,"text":"We're still using the helicopter to get here."},{"start":30.25,"end":45.69,"text":"Excuse me, do you know if the meeting will start this evening?"},{"start":45.71,"end":45.77,"text":"No."},{"start":45.79,"end":46.15,"text":"Are we asking her?"},{"start":46.17,"end":46.23,"text":"No."},{"start":46.26,"end":46.72,"text":"Yes, I'll say it right."},{"start":46.74,"end":47.26,"text":"I'll show you."},{"start":47.28,"end":47.64,"text":"No, it'll be okay."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met to briefly review administrative logistics regarding the President’s schedule. The discussion focused on the current status of the presidential helicopter and logistics for an upcoming meeting with Arthur F. Burns. No major policy decisions were made during this short briefing.","topics":["Presidential schedule","Helicopter","Arthur F. Burns","Administrative logistics"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T21:25:45.573Z"},"topicSlugs":["presidential-schedule","helicopter","arthur-f-burns","administrative-logistics"],"audioDurationSec":55,"audioFiles":[{"file":"470-004.mp3","bytes":1323466,"durationSec":55.07,"bitrate":192262,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:47.663Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/470-004.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/470-004","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/470/conversation-470-004","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}