{"conversationCode":"630-006","tapeNumber":630,"conversationNumber":6,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-630-006","startDateTime":"1971-12-06T17:35:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-12-06T17:39:00.000Z","startDate":"6-Dec-1971","startTime":"12:35 PM","endDate":"6-Dec-1971","endTime":"12:39 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.;","description":"On December 6, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:35 pm to 12:39 pm. 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Ziegler [?]\n          -Memorandum\n                -Emil (“Bus”) Mosbacher, Jr.\n\n     President’s instructions\n           -Photographs\n           -Autographs\n                -Visitors\n                -Exchange of gifts\n                -First Family\n                -Gifts\n                       -Portuguese\n\nButterfield left at 12:39 pm.","filename":["630-006.mp3"],"tapeStart":"00:38:45","tapeEnd":"00:42:40","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Butterfield, Alexander P."],"prevCode":"630-005","nextCode":"630-007","transcript":[{"start":0.05,"end":1.39,"text":"It's not any better, okay?"},{"start":1.93,"end":4.35,"text":"It's not any better yet."},{"start":4.39,"end":5.66,"text":"Hang on a minute."},{"start":30.33,"end":46.77,"text":"And the two ambassadorial nominations that we discussed in the first question."},{"start":46.79,"end":48.81,"text":"Strasburg State of Delta."},{"start":48.85,"end":49.83,"text":"Tony Marshall."},{"start":49.85,"end":52.09,"text":"Tony Marshall."},{"start":53.21,"end":54.29,"text":"Kenzie."},{"start":55.12,"end":55.59,"text":"Kenzie."},{"start":56.4,"end":56.53,"text":"Jeff."},{"start":56.62,"end":57.35,"text":"Jeffrey Watts."},{"start":59.08,"end":60.22,"text":"No, no photographs."},{"start":60.28,"end":62.42,"text":"They all have them."},{"start":87.03,"end":93.93,"text":"You don't send an autographed photograph to somebody who already has an autographed photograph, is that what you're talking about?"},{"start":93.99,"end":95.65,"text":"No, they do not have them, sir."},{"start":95.95,"end":97.35,"text":"We just recommend stopping by this one."},{"start":97.77,"end":98.57,"text":"Tom has one."},{"start":98.59,"end":101.51,"text":"I mean, I didn't know we could save all of it."},{"start":101.55,"end":107.88,"text":"Anybody who's made a visit here and has an autographed photograph already, we'll check that out."},{"start":107.89,"end":110.14,"text":"So be sure to check that out."},{"start":111.96,"end":113.12,"text":"There should be no exchange of gifts."},{"start":113.5,"end":114.82,"text":"There should be no photographs."},{"start":120.03,"end":131.07,"text":"Because if they have a, and if they don't have one, well normally you strike them with an official photograph for the first time."},{"start":131.09,"end":139.68,"text":"If they don't have one for the first time, they do have one for the first time."},{"start":139.7,"end":141.28,"text":"I have a lot of photographs."},{"start":141.93,"end":143.59,"text":"unless that is discussed with them and they want one."},{"start":143.63,"end":150.07,"text":"What I think would be a better idea would be to simply get a photograph of the meeting, of the two of us meeting, and, uh, should we take?"},{"start":151.03,"end":153.61,"text":"No, we can't do that."},{"start":153.65,"end":161,"text":"We're not going to host each other."},{"start":161.02,"end":162.22,"text":"That's all right."},{"start":162.24,"end":165.56,"text":"We're trying to, uh, yeah, the Portuguese should have a gift."},{"start":173.65,"end":174.12,"text":"Slow."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and Alexander Butterfield met to coordinate administrative logistics regarding upcoming visitor protocols, ambassadorial nominations, and executive scheduling. Nixon issued specific directives to curb unnecessary gift exchanges and redundant photograph distributions for White House guests. 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