{"conversationCode":"592-011","tapeNumber":592,"conversationNumber":11,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-592-011","startDateTime":"1971-10-14T16:25:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-10-14T16:30:00.000Z","startDate":"14-Oct-1971","startTime":"12:25 PM","endDate":"14-Oct-1971","endTime":"12:30 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.;","description":"On October 14, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:25 pm and 12:30 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 592-011 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. 592-11\n\nDate: October 14, 1971\nTime: Unknown between 12:25 pm and 12:30 pm\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.\n\n     The President's schedule\n\n     Items for the President’s signature\n          -Autopen machine\n                 -Operation\n\nThe President and Butterfield left at an unknown time before 12:30 pm..","filename":["592-011-splice.mp3"],"tapeStart":"02:51:34","tapeEnd":"02:54:24","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Butterfield, Alexander P."],"prevCode":"592-010","nextCode":"592-012","aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield to review his upcoming official schedule and process various administrative documents requiring his signature. A significant portion of the discussion focused on the operational mechanics and implementation of the Autopen machine for executing presidential signatures. The meeting concluded after these routine logistical matters were addressed.","topics":["Presidential schedule","Autopen machine","Administrative procedures","White House operations"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-07T00:20:46.673Z"},"topicSlugs":["presidential-scheduling","autopen-machine","administrative-procedures","white-house-operations"],"audioDurationSec":28,"audioFiles":[{"file":"592-011-splice.mp3","bytes":672749,"durationSec":28,"bitrate":192191,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-10-27T04:38:00.276Z","originalFilename":["592a_i.mp3","592a_ii.mp3","592b.mp3"],"spliceSource":{"spliceType":"bigtape","sourceFiles":["592b.mp3"],"cutStart":3158.5,"cutEnd":3186.5,"adjustedStart":3158.5,"adjustedEnd":3186.5,"boundaryMethod":"llm-alignment","confidence":"medium","splicedAt":"2026-10-27T04:38:00.276Z"},"transcript":[{"start":3160.18,"end":3161.55,"text":"Don't hesitate to use the machine."},{"start":3161.57,"end":3163.21,"text":"Don't ever hesitate to use the machine."}],"transcriptBoundary":{"start":3160,"end":3185,"startMethod":"llm-alignment","endMethod":"llm-alignment"},"transcriptConfidence":"medium","transcriptSource":"bigtape","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/592-011-splice.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/592-011","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/592/conversation-592-011","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}