{"conversationCode":"493-019","tapeNumber":493,"conversationNumber":19,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-493-019","startDateTime":"1971-05-06T18:30:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-05-06T21:05:00.000Z","startDate":"6-May-1971","startTime":"2:30 PM","endDate":"6-May-1971","endTime":"5:05 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.;","description":"On May 6, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:30 pm and 5:05 pm. 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Colson\n\nButterfield left at an unknown time before 5:08 pm","filename":["493a.mp3","493b.mp3"],"tapeStart":"03:37:01","tapeEnd":"03:39:19","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Butterfield, Alexander P."],"prevCode":"493-018","nextCode":"493-020","tapeTranscriptFile":"493a.mp3,493b.mp3","transcript":[{"start":13036.75,"end":13045.1,"text":"So the lights would be on, and they'd go off during the main part of the show, and come on into the last number here."},{"start":13045.52,"end":13048.34,"text":"Just don't hide anything across from me."},{"start":13048.42,"end":13051.13,"text":"Just say that that's all right."},{"start":13051.15,"end":13051.71,"text":"That's all right."},{"start":13054.07,"end":13055.47,"text":"and highlight those comments."},{"start":13055.49,"end":13059.71,"text":"But if there's anything that's not covered in the morning, the same group, so I have nothing to add to that."},{"start":13059.81,"end":13062.27,"text":"I don't have to think of anything new."},{"start":13062.29,"end":13062.59,"text":"Stay tuned."},{"start":13063.65,"end":13064.03,"text":"All right."},{"start":13076.62,"end":13077.17,"text":"Who is that?"},{"start":13077.23,"end":13083.25,"text":"Well, the lady, but I said I had a small group of ladies in the back, and I said, you know."},{"start":13083.29,"end":13089.05,"text":"And there's one, too, that Mark, of course, is not to be allowed under any circumstances."},{"start":13089.82,"end":13090.03,"text":"Ever."},{"start":13090.35,"end":13090.56,"text":"Ever."},{"start":13090.74,"end":13093.26,"text":"Under any circumstances."},{"start":13093.84,"end":13094.72,"text":"Not ever."},{"start":13094.8,"end":13097.04,"text":"They can't have you."},{"start":13097.06,"end":13097.6,"text":"All right, good."},{"start":13097.64,"end":13098.82,"text":"Well, I'm going to go to Ron's."},{"start":13098.88,"end":13099.2,"text":"Sure."},{"start":13099.22,"end":13099.68,"text":"That's fine."},{"start":13099.7,"end":13100.48,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":13120.61,"end":13123.69,"text":"the members of Congress who comes to this thing."},{"start":13123.73,"end":13126.77,"text":"I saw those."},{"start":13154.69,"end":13156.38,"text":"Most of these have gone."}],"transcriptBoundary":{"start":13036.75,"end":13156.375,"startMethod":"silence","endMethod":"silence"},"transcriptConfidence":"high","transcriptSource":"bigtape","aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met to coordinate administrative logistics, specifically regarding the distribution of White House gifts for members of Congress. The discussion covered the inventory of items such as key chains, paperweights, and golf balls, as well as the engraving of the President's signature on cufflinks and tie clasps. Additionally, the pair addressed scheduling concerns involving Charles W. 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