{"conversationCode":"606-004","tapeNumber":606,"conversationNumber":4,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-606-004","startDateTime":"1971-10-28T22:36:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-10-28T22:37:00.000Z","startDate":"28-Oct-1971","startTime":"6:36 PM","endDate":"28-Oct-1971","endTime":"6:37 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.;","description":"On October 28, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:36 pm and 6:37 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 606-004 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. 606-4\n\nDate: October 28, 1971\nTime: Unknown between 6:36 pm and 6:37 pm\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.\n\n     The President's schedule\n          -Photograph opportunity with White House social aides\n\nButterfield left at an unknown time before 6:37 pm.","filename":["606-004.mp3"],"tapeStart":"03:34:15","tapeEnd":"03:34:33","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Butterfield, Alexander P."],"prevCode":"606-003","nextCode":"606-005","transcript":[{"start":0.03,"end":4.35,"text":"Interrupted for one second, sir."},{"start":4.59,"end":6.04,"text":"There's a quarter to go tonight."},{"start":6.06,"end":8.29,"text":"745 in the circle eights."},{"start":8.45,"end":8.53,"text":"Sir."},{"start":8.55,"end":8.79,"text":"Aye."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met briefly with Alexander P. Butterfield to coordinate the President's evening schedule. The primary focus of the discussion was confirming logistical arrangements for a scheduled photograph opportunity with White House social aides. This brief exchange served to finalize the President's immediate commitments before the conclusion of his workday.","topics":["Presidential schedule","White House social aides","Logistics","Alexander Butterfield"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-07T00:36:46.075Z"},"topicSlugs":["presidential-schedule","white-house-social-aides","logistics","alexander-butterfield"],"audioDurationSec":19,"audioFiles":[{"file":"606-004.mp3","bytes":780326,"durationSec":19.37,"bitrate":322350,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:51.995Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/606-004.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/606-004","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/606/conversation-606-004","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}