{"conversationCode":"535-021","tapeNumber":535,"conversationNumber":21,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-535-021","startDateTime":"1971-07-02T16:16:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-07-02T16:19:00.000Z","startDate":"2-Jul-1971","startTime":"12:16 PM","endDate":"2-Jul-1971","endTime":"12:19 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.;","description":"On July 2, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:16 pm to 12:19 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 535-021 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. 535-21\n\nDate: July 2, 1971\nTime: 12:16 pm - 12:19 pm\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.\n\n     Schedule\n          -H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman\n               -Taping of interview\n          -Harry S. Dent\n\nButterfield left at 12:19 pm","filename":["535-021.mp3"],"tapeStart":"03:18:13","tapeEnd":"03:19:46","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Butterfield, Alexander P."],"prevCode":"535-020","nextCode":"535-022","transcript":[{"start":0.03,"end":6.41,"text":"I was just having an interview."},{"start":6.43,"end":7.01,"text":"I was just about to call you."},{"start":7.03,"end":8.59,"text":"I had to leave."},{"start":8.61,"end":11.14,"text":"Well, no, I couldn't for that matter."},{"start":11.16,"end":12.1,"text":"Oh, you'll be sure to look at us, doesn't he?"},{"start":12.12,"end":12.38,"text":"Shouldn't he?"},{"start":12.4,"end":12.66,"text":"I don't know."},{"start":12.68,"end":13.04,"text":"It doesn't matter."},{"start":29.73,"end":33.53,"text":"Yeah, that took care of it."},{"start":34.54,"end":35.84,"text":"That's fine."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met briefly in the Oval Office to coordinate administrative logistics regarding the President's schedule. The discussion focused on H.R. Haldeman’s recent interview, the potential recording of that session, and an upcoming engagement involving Harry S. Dent. The meeting served to ensure synchronization between the President and his staff regarding pending appointments and personnel matters.","topics":["H.R. Haldeman","Harry S. Dent","Presidential scheduling","White House administration"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T23:16:48.557Z"},"topicSlugs":["h-r-haldeman","harry-s-dent","presidential-scheduling","white-house-administration"],"audioDurationSec":37,"audioFiles":[{"file":"535-021.mp3","bytes":1473097,"durationSec":36.69,"bitrate":321202,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:51.010Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/535-021.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/535-021","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/535/conversation-535-021","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}