{"conversationCode":"548-001","tapeNumber":548,"conversationNumber":1,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-548-001","startDateTime":"1971-07-27T18:20:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-07-27T18:25:00.000Z","startDate":"27-Jul-1971","startTime":"2:20 PM","endDate":"27-Jul-1971","endTime":"2:25 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.;","description":"On July 27, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:20 pm to 2:25 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 548-001 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. 548-1\n\nDate: July 27, 1971\nTime: 2:20 pm - 2:25 pm\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.\n\n     Schedule\n          -Spiro T. Agnew's return from trip\n          -William P. Rogers\n          -Henry A. Kissinger\n\nButterfield left at 2:25 pm.","filename":["548-001.mp3"],"tapeStart":"00:01:48","tapeEnd":"00:04:38","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Butterfield, Alexander P."],"prevCode":"547-011","nextCode":"548-002","transcript":[{"start":3.91,"end":25.04,"text":"When the Vice President comes into the room with Secretary Rogers, do you want Henry to just be here and sit close?"},{"start":25.06,"end":28.28,"text":"Do you want Henry to sit in with Secretary Rogers and the rest of the adults?"}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met to finalize logistical arrangements for an upcoming meeting involving Vice President Spiro T. Agnew and Secretary of State William P. Rogers. The primary discussion focused on the seating arrangement for National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger to ensure his presence during the sensitive policy consultation. No major policy decisions were made, as the exchange was strictly limited to administrative planning and protocol for the group session.","topics":["Spiro T. Agnew","William P. Rogers","Henry A. Kissinger","White House protocol","Administrative scheduling"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T23:29:35.385Z"},"topicSlugs":["spiro-t-agnew","william-p-rogers","henry-a-kissinger","white-house-protocol","administrative-scheduling"],"audioDurationSec":34,"audioFiles":[{"file":"548-001.mp3","bytes":1353975,"durationSec":33.72,"bitrate":321202,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:51.010Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/548-001.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/548-001","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/548/conversation-548-001","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}