{"conversationCode":"641-008","tapeNumber":641,"conversationNumber":8,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-641-008","startDateTime":"1971-12-23T17:09:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-12-23T17:27:00.000Z","startDate":"23-Dec-1971","startTime":"12:09 PM","endDate":"23-Dec-1971","endTime":"12:27 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.;","description":"On December 23, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:09 pm and 12:27 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 641-008 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. 641-8\n\nDate: December 23, 1971\nTime: Unknown between 12:09 pm and 12:27 pm\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.\n\n     The President's schedule\n          -Key Biscayne\n               -Dinner\n                      -Wines\n               -Accommodations\n                      -Charles G. (“Bebe”) Rebozo\n\n     Charles W. Colson\n          -Possible message to unknown person [George Meany?]\n\nButterfield left at an unknown time before 12:27 pm.","filename":["641-008.mp3"],"tapeStart":"00:44:48","tapeEnd":"00:50:45","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Butterfield, Alexander P."],"prevCode":"641-007","nextCode":"641-009","transcript":[{"start":55.29,"end":56.87,"text":"I see."},{"start":57.21,"end":62.94,"text":"Chuck also said you might want to remind him to ."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield to coordinate logistics for an upcoming trip to Key Biscayne, specifically focusing on dinner arrangements, wine selections, and lodging accommodations with Charles “Bebe” Rebozo. The discussion also touched upon a potential communication from Charles Colson to an unnamed recipient, possibly George Meany. This meeting served to finalize personal travel details and manage pending administrative correspondence.","topics":["Key Biscayne","Charles G. Rebozo","Charles W. Colson","Presidential scheduling","George Meany"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-07T01:39:59.093Z"},"topicSlugs":["key-biscayne","charles-g-rebozo","charles-w-colson","presidential-scheduling","george-meany"],"audioDurationSec":79,"audioFiles":[{"file":"641-008.mp3","bytes":789584,"durationSec":78.55,"bitrate":80419,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:54.662Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/641-008.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/641-008","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/641/conversation-641-008","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}