{"conversationCode":"512-002","tapeNumber":512,"conversationNumber":2,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-512-002","startDateTime":"1971-06-04T13:05:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-06-04T13:08:00.000Z","startDate":"4-Jun-1971","startTime":"9:05 AM","endDate":"4-Jun-1971","endTime":"9:08 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.;","description":"On June 4, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:05 am to 9:08 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 512-002 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. 512-2\n\nDate: June 4, 1971\nTime: 9:05 am - 9:08 am\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Alexander P. Butterfield\n\n     H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman’s schedule\n\nButterfield left at 9:08 am","filename":["512-002.mp3"],"tapeStart":"00:02:29","tapeEnd":"00:02:58","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Butterfield, Alexander P."],"prevCode":"512-001","nextCode":"512-003","transcript":[{"start":0.03,"end":3.65,"text":"Mr. President, I hear you're going inside."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield for a brief administrative consultation regarding the scheduling and agenda of Chief of Staff H. R. Haldeman. The discussion focused on coordinating the President's upcoming internal engagements and managing Haldeman’s daily commitments. The meeting concluded quickly after Butterfield confirmed the necessary arrangements for the morning's proceedings.","topics":["H. R. Haldeman","Presidential scheduling","White House operations","Administrative coordination"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T22:39:48.471Z"},"topicSlugs":["h-r-haldeman","presidential-scheduling","white-house-operations","administrative-coordination"],"audioDurationSec":5,"audioFiles":[{"file":"512-002.mp3","bytes":222370,"durationSec":5.42,"bitrate":328423,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:49.683Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/512-002.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/512-002","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/512/conversation-512-002","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}