{"conversationCode":"633-008","tapeNumber":633,"conversationNumber":8,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-633-008","startDateTime":"1971-12-09T16:16:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-12-09T16:22:00.000Z","startDate":"9-Dec-1971","startTime":"11:16 AM","endDate":"9-Dec-1971","endTime":"11:22 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.;","description":"On December 9, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:16 am and 11:22 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 633-008 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. 633-008\n\nDate: December 9, 1971\nTime: Unknown between 11:16 am and 11:22 am\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.\n\n     Christine Wilde\n          -Departure\n          -Secretary to Jon M. Huntsman\n          -Qualifications\n          -Meeting with the President\n                -Timing\n\nButterfield left at an unknown time before 11:22 am.","filename":["633-008.mp3"],"tapeStart":"02:07:45","tapeEnd":"02:09:42","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Butterfield, Alexander P."],"prevCode":"633-007","nextCode":"633-009","transcript":[{"start":1.29,"end":1.83,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":30.22,"end":30.44,"text":"No."},{"start":31,"end":31.38,"text":"No."},{"start":31.6,"end":32.42,"text":"No."},{"start":32.48,"end":32.84,"text":"No."},{"start":33,"end":33.6,"text":"No."},{"start":59.08,"end":59.5,"text":"Take one back."},{"start":59.52,"end":59.8,"text":"All right."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met to discuss the staffing transition of Christine Wilde, the secretary to Jon M. Huntsman. The conversation focused on her departure and the assessment of her professional qualifications for future placement. The President evaluated the timing for a potential meeting with Wilde as part of these personnel considerations.","topics":["Christine Wilde","Personnel administration","Staffing","Jon M. Huntsman","White House operations"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-07T01:26:45.904Z"},"topicSlugs":["christine-wilde","personnel-administration","staffing","jon-m-huntsman","white-house-operations"],"audioDurationSec":68,"audioFiles":[{"file":"633-008.mp3","bytes":2712358,"durationSec":67.67,"bitrate":320651,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:54.662Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/633-008.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/633-008","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/633/conversation-633-008","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}