{"conversationCode":"557-003","tapeNumber":557,"conversationNumber":3,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-557-003","startDateTime":"1971-08-09T15:59:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-08-09T16:02:00.000Z","startDate":"9-Aug-1971","startTime":"11:59 AM","endDate":"9-Aug-1971","endTime":"12:02 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.; Bull, Stephen B.;","description":"On August 9, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:59 am to 12:02 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 557-003 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"OVAL","recordingDevice":"Oval Office","latitudeEstimated":38.8974,"longitudeEstimated":-77.0374,"chronCode":2,"chronRelease":"Second Chronological Release","chronReleaseDate":"26-Oct-2000","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 557-3\n\nDate: August 9, 1971\nTime: 11:59 am - 12:02 pm\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Alexander P. Butterfield and Stephen B. Bull.\n\n     President's schedule\n          -Cyclemates II\n                 -Plan\n                       -Bicycling\n                             -South Portico\n                                   -Press photograph\n                       -President’s greeting\n                       -Oliver F. (“Ollie”) Atkins\n                             -Photograph\n                       -Tour\n          -Mike [Michael J. Farrell?]\n\nButterfield left at 12:02 pm.\n                                                  29\n\n                            NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF\n\n                                       Tape Subject Log\n                                         (rev. 10/06)\n                                                                 Conv. No. 557-3 (cont.)","filename":["557-003.mp3"],"tapeStart":"03:05:56","tapeEnd":"03:08:52","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Butterfield, Alexander P.","Bull, Stephen B."],"prevCode":"557-002","nextCode":"557-004","transcript":[{"start":1.08,"end":24.24,"text":"And they're going to go around the wall the way this is present, so the press can get a vision of them passing the South Port of Newark."},{"start":24.26,"end":25.48,"text":"And then just about in time, they're up by the big ordinance."},{"start":25.5,"end":26.55,"text":"He just walks down the steps there and grieves them."},{"start":26.96,"end":34.94,"text":"They're going to turn around."},{"start":34.96,"end":35.86,"text":"They're going to come a long way around here."},{"start":35.88,"end":37.83,"text":"Yeah, well, as soon as they actually break off the summit, then they'll press us to pick them up."},{"start":37.84,"end":40.73,"text":"We'll bring the kids in here for our alley-opening."},{"start":40.75,"end":40.85,"text":"Fine."},{"start":40.87,"end":42.05,"text":"They'll have a story afterwards."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield and Stephen B. Bull to coordinate logistical details for an upcoming public relations event involving the \"Cyclemates II\" bicycling group. The discussion focused on choreographing the group's route around the South Portico to ensure optimal media coverage and scheduling the President’s subsequent greeting. The meeting concluded with a plan to bring the participants into the Oval Office for a final photo opportunity with official photographer Oliver Atkins.","topics":["Cyclemates II","Public relations","Presidential scheduling","White House media events","South Portico"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T23:40:47.881Z"},"topicSlugs":["cyclemates-ii","public-relations","presidential-scheduling","white-house-media-events","south-portico"],"audioDurationSec":50,"audioFiles":[{"file":"557-003.mp3","bytes":2021376,"durationSec":50.4,"bitrate":320881,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:51.012Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/557-003.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/557-003","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/557/conversation-557-003","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}