{"conversationCode":"636-006","tapeNumber":636,"conversationNumber":6,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-636-006","startDateTime":"1971-12-10T21:05:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-12-10T21:07:00.000Z","startDate":"10-Dec-1971","startTime":"4:05 PM","endDate":"10-Dec-1971","endTime":"4:07 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.;","description":"On December 10, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:05 pm and 4:07 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 636-006 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. 636-6\n\nDate: December 10, 1971\nTime: Unknown after 4:05 pm until 4:07 pm\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.\n\n     Signature\n\f     Bill signing (Revenue Act of 1971)\n\nStephen B. Bull entered at an unknown time after 4:05 pm.\n\n     Bill signing ceremony\n\n     Call to Walter H. Annenberg\n           -Timing\n\nThe President, Butterfield and Bull left at 4:07 pm.","filename":["636-006.mp3"],"tapeStart":"00:30:00","tapeEnd":"00:31:22","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Butterfield, Alexander P."],"prevCode":"636-005","nextCode":"636-007","transcript":[{"start":2.35,"end":4.71,"text":"The time of day under the signature of one of us."},{"start":4.73,"end":6.57,"text":"The time of day of all of these under your signature."},{"start":6.59,"end":8.91,"text":"I was asked to direct that bill."},{"start":8.94,"end":9.2,"text":"Oh, good."},{"start":9.26,"end":9.97,"text":"In some way, I said."},{"start":9.99,"end":15.92,"text":"I thought it was important that you asked us."},{"start":16.18,"end":20.88,"text":"No, it's in your room."},{"start":23.88,"end":26.68,"text":"Probably not necessary."},{"start":26.82,"end":28.26,"text":"Oh."},{"start":30.41,"end":31.74,"text":"All right, sir."},{"start":32.23,"end":33.11,"text":"Sleep well."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met to coordinate logistical details regarding the signing of the Revenue Act of 1971. Accompanied by Stephen B. Bull, they briefly discussed the administrative requirements for the bill-signing ceremony and the timing of a scheduled call to Ambassador Walter H. Annenberg. The meeting concluded with instructions to finalize the necessary procedural paperwork for these events.","topics":["Revenue Act of 1971","Bill signing","White House logistics","Walter H. Annenberg","Presidential scheduling"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-07T01:31:20.845Z"},"topicSlugs":["revenue-act-of-1971","bill-signing","white-house-logistics","walter-h-annenberg","presidential-scheduling"],"audioDurationSec":53,"audioFiles":[{"file":"636-006.mp3","bytes":2118844,"durationSec":52.83,"bitrate":320842,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:54.662Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/636-006.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/636-006","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/636/conversation-636-006","catalogNaId":417183001,"catalogUrl":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/417183001","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}