{"conversationCode":"571-011","tapeNumber":571,"conversationNumber":11,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-571-011","startDateTime":"1971-09-11T17:38:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-09-11T18:58:00.000Z","startDate":"11-Sep-1971","startTime":"1:38 PM","endDate":"11-Sep-1971","endTime":"2:58 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Butterfield, Alexander P.; Decker, Terry L.;","description":"On September 11, 1971, Alexander P. Butterfield and Terry L. Decker met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:38 pm and 2:58 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 571-011 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. 571-11\n\nDate: September 13, 1971\nTime: Unknown between 1:38 pm and 2:58 pm\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nAlexander P. Butterfield met with an unknown woman [Terry L. Decker?].\n\n     Unknown group\n\nButterfield and the unknown woman [Decker?] left at an unknown time before 2:58 pm.","filename":["571-011.mp3"],"tapeStart":"01:36:03","tapeEnd":"01:37:57","participantsList":["Butterfield, Alexander P.","Decker, Terry L."],"prevCode":"571-010","nextCode":"572-001","transcript":[{"start":1.33,"end":4.1,"text":"Are you serious?"}],"aiSummary":{"text":"Alexander P. Butterfield and Terry L. Decker convened in the Oval Office for an informal discussion regarding administrative or personal matters. The brief exchange includes an expression of surprise from an unidentified participant, though the lack of a substantial transcript prevents a determination of specific policy or action items. The meeting concludes with both individuals departing the office together before the end of the recording session.","topics":["Oval Office","Administrative protocols","Staff communication","White House operations"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T23:57:43.146Z"},"topicSlugs":["oval-office","administrative-protocols","staff-communication","white-house-operations"],"audioDurationSec":12,"audioFiles":[{"file":"571-011.mp3","bytes":488799,"durationSec":12.09,"bitrate":323400,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:51.635Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/571-011.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/571-011","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/571/conversation-571-011","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}