{"conversationCode":"638-006","tapeNumber":638,"conversationNumber":6,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-638-006","startDateTime":"1971-12-15T16:45:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-12-15T16:46:00.000Z","startDate":"15-Dec-1971","startTime":"11:45 AM","endDate":"15-Dec-1971","endTime":"11:46 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.;","description":"On December 15, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:45 am to 11:46 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 638-006 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. 638-006\n\nDate: December 15, 1971\nTime: 11:45 am - 11:46 am\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.\n\n     President's schedule\n           -Bill signing\n                 -Forthcoming trip\n                       -Helicopter\n                 -Forthcoming meeting\n\nButterfield left at 11:46 am.","filename":["638-006.mp3"],"tapeStart":"03:01:51","tapeEnd":"03:03:27","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Butterfield, Alexander P."],"prevCode":"638-005","nextCode":"638-007","transcript":[{"start":0.23,"end":2.45,"text":"No, I'll have to do them at the end."},{"start":3.54,"end":6.12,"text":"Sure, I'll take time before then."},{"start":6.16,"end":10.36,"text":"I have to prepare for this meeting."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield to coordinate logistical arrangements for his upcoming schedule. The discussion centered on managing the timing for a bill signing and preparing for a forthcoming meeting and helicopter trip. The President opted to postpone certain administrative tasks to ensure adequate time for meeting preparation.","topics":["Presidential scheduling","Bill signing","Logistics","White House operations"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-07T01:34:20.160Z"},"topicSlugs":["presidential-scheduling","bill-signing","logistics","white-house-operations"],"audioDurationSec":22,"audioFiles":[{"file":"638-006.mp3","bytes":875411,"durationSec":21.74,"bitrate":322153,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:54.662Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:44:11.362Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/638-006.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/638-006","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/638/conversation-638-006","catalogNaId":417183063,"catalogUrl":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/417183063","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}