{"conversationCode":"587-006","tapeNumber":587,"conversationNumber":6,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-587-006","startDateTime":"1971-10-08T14:55:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-10-08T14:58:00.000Z","startDate":"8-Oct-1971","startTime":"10:55 AM","endDate":"8-Oct-1971","endTime":"10:58 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.;","description":"On October 8, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:55 am and 10:58 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 587-006 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":"Abuse of Governmental Power Release","aogpSegment":"Segment 0","lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 587-6\n\nDate: October 8, 1971\nTime: Unknown between 10:55 and 10:58 am\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Alexander P. Butterfield [?].\n\n     The President's schedule\n          -Richard M. Helms\n\nButterfield left at an unknown time before 10:55 am.","filename":["587-006.mp3"],"tapeStart":"01:06:00","tapeEnd":"01:09:07","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Butterfield, Alexander P."],"prevCode":"587-005","nextCode":"587-007","transcript":[{"start":6.85,"end":23.88,"text":"The president has told me that my generation is to be close to the first ever incident that I've seen."},{"start":23.89,"end":25.04,"text":"That's the way I'm going to bring the director home, sir."},{"start":25.06,"end":26.1,"text":"We ought to have our courage and our capacity ready."},{"start":26.12,"end":27.48,"text":"Our health will not demand a lot of care, so let me say this, Chris."},{"start":27.5,"end":28.28,"text":"I'm glad you're doing this for me, sir."},{"start":28.3,"end":28.5,"text":"Thank you."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with Alexander Butterfield to discuss the logistics of an upcoming engagement involving CIA Director Richard M. Helms. The brief exchange focused on coordinating the Director's return and ensuring the administration's readiness for a significant, unspecified event. The conversation emphasizes the President's reliance on Butterfield to manage the sensitivities and execution of this task.","topics":["Richard M. Helms","CIA","Presidential schedule","White House operations","Administrative coordination"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-07T00:15:04.221Z"},"topicSlugs":["richard-m-helms","cia","presidential-schedule","white-house-operations","administrative-coordination"],"audioDurationSec":34,"audioFiles":[{"file":"587-006.mp3","bytes":1381142,"durationSec":34.39,"bitrate":321327,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:51.635Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/587-006.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/587-006","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/587/conversation-587-006","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}