{"conversationCode":"618-017","tapeNumber":618,"conversationNumber":17,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-618-017","startDateTime":"1971-11-15T16:04:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-11-15T16:05:00.000Z","startDate":"15-Nov-1971","startTime":"11:04 AM","endDate":"15-Nov-1971","endTime":"11:05 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.;","description":"On November 15, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:04 am to 11:05 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 618-017 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. 618-17\n\nDate: November 15, 1971\nTime: 11:04 am - 11:05 am\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.\n\n     The President's schedule\n          -John D. Ehrlichman\n          -George P. Shultz and H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman\n\nButterfield left at 11:05 am.","filename":["618-017.mp3"],"tapeStart":"02:58:11","tapeEnd":"02:59:15","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Butterfield, Alexander P."],"prevCode":"618-016","nextCode":"618-018","transcript":[{"start":3.25,"end":8.99,"text":"I think he's getting to the salt center now."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield held a brief morning meeting to review and confirm the President’s daily schedule. The discussion centered on upcoming appointments with key advisors, specifically John D. Ehrlichman, George P. Shultz, and H. R. Haldeman. No substantive policy matters were addressed during this administrative check-in.","topics":["Presidential scheduling","White House administration","John D. Ehrlichman","George P. Shultz","H. R. Haldeman"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-07T00:55:44.743Z"},"topicSlugs":["presidential-scheduling","white-house-administration","john-d-ehrlichman","george-p-shultz","h-r-haldeman"],"audioDurationSec":27,"audioFiles":[{"file":"618-017.mp3","bytes":1067673,"durationSec":26.57,"bitrate":321513,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:51.995Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/618-017.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/618-017","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/618/conversation-618-017","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}