{"conversationCode":"549-009","tapeNumber":549,"conversationNumber":9,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-549-009","startDateTime":"1971-07-28T15:16:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-07-28T15:23:00.000Z","startDate":"28-Jul-1971","startTime":"11:16 AM","endDate":"28-Jul-1971","endTime":"11:23 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.;","description":"On July 28, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:16 am to 11:23 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 549-009 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. 549-009\n\nDate: July 28, 1971\nTime: 11:16 am - 11:23 am\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.\n\n     Items for signature\n\nButterfield left at 11:23 am.","filename":["549-009.mp3"],"tapeStart":"01:57:28","tapeEnd":"01:58:00","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Butterfield, Alexander P."],"prevCode":"549-008","nextCode":"549-010","transcript":[{"start":0.03,"end":4.26,"text":"Sir, I've got a judge."},{"start":10.81,"end":14.74,"text":"Two years to be a judge."},{"start":14.76,"end":14.82,"text":"Go."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield in the Oval Office to address administrative duties regarding pending paperwork. The discussion focused primarily on the review and signature of official documents, including a judicial appointment. The meeting concluded after these items were processed and Butterfield departed.","topics":["Presidential administration","Judicial appointment","Executive office management","Paperwork"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T23:31:29.434Z"},"topicSlugs":["presidential-administration","judicial-appointment","executive-office-management","paperwork"],"audioDurationSec":25,"audioFiles":[{"file":"549-009.mp3","bytes":993485,"durationSec":24.71,"bitrate":321642,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:51.011Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:43:59.345Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/549-009.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/549-009","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/549/conversation-549-009","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}