{"conversationCode":"591-001","tapeNumber":591,"conversationNumber":1,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-591-001","startDateTime":"1971-10-13T19:36:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-10-13T19:41:00.000Z","startDate":"13-Oct-1971","startTime":"3:36 PM","endDate":"13-Oct-1971","endTime":"3:41 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.;","description":"On October 13, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:36 pm and 3:41 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 591-001 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. 591-1\n\nDate: October 13, 1971\nTime: Unknown between 3:36 pm and 3:41 pm\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.\n\n     The President's schedule\n\nButterfield left at an unknown time before 3:41 pm.","filename":["591a.mp3"],"tapeStart":"00:01:41","tapeEnd":"00:02:55","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Butterfield, Alexander P."],"prevCode":"590-016","nextCode":"591-002","tapeTranscriptFile":"591a.mp3","transcript":[{"start":104.95,"end":110.18,"text":"So this is your executive order now."}],"transcriptBoundary":{"start":72.75,"end":148.75,"startMethod":"silence","endMethod":"silence"},"transcriptConfidence":"high","transcriptSource":"bigtape","aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield to review and finalize an executive order. The brief discussion focused on administrative logistics regarding the President's schedule and official documentation. The meeting concluded with the President confirming the status of the order.","topics":["Executive Order","Presidential Schedule","White House Administration","Alexander P. Butterfield"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-07T00:19:31.625Z"},"topicSlugs":["executive-order","presidential-schedule","white-house-administration","alexander-p-butterfield"],"audioDurationSec":74,"audioFiles":[{"file":"591a.mp3","bytes":137083297,"durationSec":5711.73,"bitrate":192002,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":true,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:51.635Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/591a.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/591-001","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/591/conversation-591-001","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}