{"conversationCode":"618-004","tapeNumber":618,"conversationNumber":4,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-618-004","startDateTime":"1971-11-11T20:48:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-11-11T20:52:00.000Z","startDate":"11-Nov-1971","startTime":"3:48 PM","endDate":"11-Nov-1971","endTime":"3:52 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.;","description":"On November 11, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:48 pm and 3:52 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 618-004 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. 618-4\n\nDate: November 11, 1971\nTime: 3:48 pm - unknown before 3:52 pm\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.\n\n     Hugh Scott's birthday\n         -William E. Timmons's note\n\n     Stephen B. Bull\n\nButterfield left at an unknown time before 3:52 pm.","filename":["618-004.mp3"],"tapeStart":"00:26:12","tapeEnd":"00:27:22","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Butterfield, Alexander P."],"prevCode":"618-003","nextCode":"618-005","transcript":[{"start":1.03,"end":2.51,"text":"It's Hugh Scott's birthday."},{"start":2.67,"end":6.08,"text":"Timmons has a note there on his birthday folder."},{"start":12.04,"end":17.24,"text":"I'll also just try to see if there's a skateboard right there, if you do want to throw ice in it."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met briefly to discuss administrative matters regarding upcoming birthday observances for Senator Hugh Scott. The President reviewed a note from William E. Timmons concerning the Senator's birthday folder and addressed minor logistics regarding office arrangements. No major policy decisions were made during this brief procedural exchange.","topics":["Hugh Scott","William E. Timmons","Scheduling","White House Administration","Personnel"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-07T00:54:30.140Z"},"topicSlugs":["hugh-scott","william-e-timmons","scheduling","white-house-administration","personnel"],"audioDurationSec":20,"audioFiles":[{"file":"618-004.mp3","bytes":807493,"durationSec":20.04,"bitrate":322280,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:51.997Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/618-004.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/618-004","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/618/conversation-618-004","catalogNaId":417179685,"catalogUrl":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/417179685","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}