{"conversationCode":"576-007","tapeNumber":576,"conversationNumber":7,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-576-007","startDateTime":"1971-09-18T18:05:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-09-18T18:07:00.000Z","startDate":"18-Sep-1971","startTime":"2:05 PM","endDate":"18-Sep-1971","endTime":"2:07 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Butterfield, Alexander P.; Colson, Charles W.; Ehrlichman, John D.;","description":"On September 18, 1971, Alexander P. Butterfield, Charles W. Colson, and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:05 pm and 2:07 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 576-007 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. 576-007\n\nDate: September 18, 1971\nTime: Unknown between 2:05 pm and 2:07 pm\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nAlexander P. Butterfield met with unknown people [Charles W. Colson and John D.\nEhrlichman?].\n\n     Schedule\n\n     Work\n\nThis recording was cut off at an unknown time before 2:07 pm.","filename":["576-007.mp3"],"tapeStart":"04:05:59","tapeEnd":"04:08:00","participantsList":["Butterfield, Alexander P.","Colson, Charles W.","Ehrlichman, John D."],"prevCode":"576-006","nextCode":"576-008","transcript":[{"start":22.93,"end":43.81,"text":"Can I get some work done?"}],"aiSummary":{"text":"Alexander P. Butterfield, Charles W. Colson, and John D. Ehrlichman convened in the Oval Office to discuss administrative operations and scheduling matters. The brief interaction focused on the staff's need for dedicated time to manage official White House work. The recording concludes abruptly before any significant decisions or follow-up actions could be finalized.","topics":["White House scheduling","Administrative workflow","Staff productivity","Oval Office operations"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-07T00:02:16.530Z"},"topicSlugs":["white-house-scheduling","administrative-workflow","staff-productivity","oval-office-operations"],"audioDurationSec":44,"audioFiles":[{"file":"576-007.mp3","bytes":1755924,"durationSec":43.77,"bitrate":320932,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:51.634Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:44:03.013Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/576-007.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/576-007","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/576/conversation-576-007","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}