{"conversationCode":"488-026","tapeNumber":488,"conversationNumber":26,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-488-026","startDateTime":"1971-04-27T22:15:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-04-27T22:19:00.000Z","startDate":"27-Apr-1971","startTime":"6:15 PM","endDate":"27-Apr-1971","endTime":"6:19 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Butterfield, Alexander P.; [Unknown person(s)];","description":"On April 27, 1971, Alexander P. Butterfield and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:15 pm and 6:19 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 488-026 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. 488-26\n\nDate: April 27, 1971\nTime: Unknown between 6:15 pm and 6:19 pm\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nAlexander P. Butterfield and an unknown man met at an unknown time after 6:15 pm\n\n     President's schedule\n           -President’s location\n           -Upcoming reception for Voluntary Action Group\n\n     Unknown Activity\n\nThe conversation was cut off at an unknown time before 6:19 pm.","filename":["488-026.mp3"],"tapeStart":"04:28:58","tapeEnd":"04:29:35","participantsList":["Butterfield, Alexander P.","[Unknown person(s)]"],"prevCode":"488-025","nextCode":"489-001","transcript":[{"start":29.02,"end":36.6,"text":"Okay."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"Alexander P. Butterfield met with an unidentified individual in the Oval Office to coordinate logistics for the President's upcoming schedule. The discussion focused on confirming the President’s location and preparations for an approaching reception honoring the Voluntary Action Group. The brief interaction concluded abruptly before a full briefing could be completed.","topics":["Presidential scheduling","Voluntary Action Group","White House logistics","Alexander P. Butterfield"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T21:56:50.883Z"},"topicSlugs":["presidential-scheduling","voluntary-action-group","white-house-logistics","alexander-p-butterfield"],"audioDurationSec":37,"audioFiles":[{"file":"488-026.mp3","bytes":1467873,"durationSec":36.56,"bitrate":321193,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:48.990Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/488-026.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/488-026","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/488/conversation-488-026","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}