{"conversationCode":"637-016","tapeNumber":637,"conversationNumber":16,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-637-016","startDateTime":"1971-12-10T17:06:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-12-10T17:22:00.000Z","startDate":"10-Dec-1971","startTime":"12:06 PM","endDate":"10-Dec-1971","endTime":"12:22 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 12:06 pm and 12:22 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 637-016 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. 637-016\n\nDate: December 12, 1971\nTime: Unknown between 12:06 pm and 12:22 pm\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.\n\n       The President's schedule\n              -Unknown person\n\nButterfield left at an unknown time before 12:22 pm.","filename":["637-016.mp3"],"tapeStart":"02:11:22","tapeEnd":"02:25:35","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Butterfield, Alexander P."],"prevCode":"637-015","nextCode":"637-017","transcript":[{"start":0.65,"end":2.2,"text":"Tell him not to hurry it."},{"start":2.42,"end":4.06,"text":"It's good, uh, we got him."},{"start":4.3,"end":6.73,"text":"I've got plenty of time."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield to coordinate the management of an unspecified individual's schedule. During the brief discussion, Nixon instructed Butterfield to ensure that the individual does not rush their assigned tasks. The exchange confirms the President's personal oversight of logistical arrangements and meeting pacing.","topics":["Presidential scheduling","White House operations","Alexander Butterfield","Time management"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-07T01:33:31.407Z"},"topicSlugs":["presidential-scheduling","white-house-operations","alexander-butterfield","time-management"],"audioDurationSec":8,"audioFiles":[{"file":"637-016.mp3","bytes":320587,"durationSec":7.87,"bitrate":325957,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:54.662Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/637-016.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/637-016","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/637/conversation-637-016","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}