{"conversationCode":"471-023","tapeNumber":471,"conversationNumber":23,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-471-023","startDateTime":"1971-03-24T17:10:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-03-24T17:12:00.000Z","startDate":"24-Mar-1971","startTime":"12:10 PM","endDate":"24-Mar-1971","endTime":"12:12 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.;","description":"On March 24, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:10 pm to 12:12 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 471-023 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. 471-23\n\nDate: March 24, 1971\nTime: 12:10 pm - 12:12 pm\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Alexander P. Butterfield\n\n     President’s schedule\n          -Charles W. Colson and John A. Scali\n                -Location\n\n     Creston High School Choir\n          -Gifts\n          -Tour\nButterfield left at 12:10 pm","filename":["471-023.mp3"],"tapeStart":"02:52:12","tapeEnd":"02:53:23","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Butterfield, Alexander P."],"prevCode":"471-022","nextCode":"471-024","transcript":[{"start":0.03,"end":17.45,"text":"We're gonna take you to the cabin and back on this one."},{"start":17.48,"end":25.57,"text":"Alright, fine."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield to coordinate logistical details regarding upcoming White House meetings and events. They discussed scheduling for Charles W. Colson and John A. Scali, specifically addressing the appropriate location for their discussion. Additionally, the brief session touched upon arrangements for the Creston High School Choir’s tour and the handling of associated gifts.","topics":["Presidential scheduling","Logistics","White House visitors","Creston High School Choir","Charles W. Colson"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T21:29:11.600Z"},"topicSlugs":["presidential-scheduling","logistics","white-house-visitors","creston-high-school-choir","charles-w-colson"],"audioDurationSec":26,"audioFiles":[{"file":"471-023.mp3","bytes":616906,"durationSec":25.64,"bitrate":192515,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:48.988Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/471-023.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/471-023","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/471/conversation-471-023","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}