{"conversationCode":"506-012","tapeNumber":506,"conversationNumber":12,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-506-012","startDateTime":"1971-05-28T21:10:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-05-28T21:12:00.000Z","startDate":"28-May-1971","startTime":"5:10 PM","endDate":"28-May-1971","endTime":"5:12 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.;","description":"On May 28, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:10 pm to 5:12 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 506-012 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. 506-12\n\nDate: May 28, 1971\nTime: 5:10 pm - 5:12 pm\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.\n\n     Location of items\n\nButterfield left at 5:12 pm.","filename":["506-012.mp3"],"tapeStart":"01:10:00","tapeEnd":"01:12:47","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Butterfield, Alexander P."],"prevCode":"506-011","nextCode":"506-013","transcript":[{"start":0.03,"end":5.8,"text":"Where are those other veterans?"},{"start":5.82,"end":6.12,"text":"Where are they?"},{"start":6.14,"end":6.65,"text":"I don't understand these."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield to inquire about the status and location of specific groups of veterans. The brief exchange focused on locating these individuals, highlighting a concern regarding administrative oversight or accountability. No formal policy decisions were reached, as the discussion remained strictly focused on identifying the whereabouts of the mentioned personnel.","topics":["Veterans","White House administration","Personnel management","Nixon administration"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T22:33:55.155Z"},"topicSlugs":["veterans","white-house-administration","personnel-management","nixon-administration"],"audioDurationSec":7,"audioFiles":[{"file":"506-012.mp3","bytes":269375,"durationSec":6.6,"bitrate":326601,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:49.684Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/506-012.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/506-012","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/506/conversation-506-012","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}