{"conversationCode":"661-013","tapeNumber":661,"conversationNumber":13,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-661-013","startDateTime":"1972-01-31T23:00:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-01-31T23:06:00.000Z","startDate":"31-Jan-1972","startTime":"6:00 PM","endDate":"31-Jan-1972","endTime":"6:06 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.; Bull, Stephen B.;","description":"On January 31, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:00 pm and 6:06 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 661-013 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"OVAL","recordingDevice":"Oval Office","latitudeEstimated":38.8974,"longitudeEstimated":-77.0374,"chronCode":3,"chronRelease":"Third Chronological Release","chronReleaseDate":"28-Feb-2002","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 661-13\n\nDate: January 31, 1972\nTime: Unknown between 6:00 pm and 6:06 pm\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.\n\n     The President’s schedule\n          -Forthcoming meeting with Daniel J. Evans, February 1, 1972\n\n     Resignation letter of unknown person\n\nStephen B. Bull entered at an unknown time after 6:00 pm.\n\n     Rose Mary Woods\n          -Telephone call with Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon\n\nButterfield and Bull left at an unknown time before 6:06 pm.","filename":["661-013.mp3"],"tapeStart":"04:28:17","tapeEnd":"04:29:41","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Butterfield, Alexander P.","Bull, Stephen B."],"prevCode":"661-012","nextCode":"661-014","transcript":[{"start":31.3,"end":33.62,"text":"All right."},{"start":36.38,"end":45.31,"text":"She's talking."},{"start":46.33,"end":49.95,"text":"Yes, sir."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield to review the presidential schedule, specifically regarding an upcoming meeting with Washington Governor Daniel J. Evans. The discussion also touched upon an undisclosed resignation letter and a brief administrative matter involving a telephone call between Rose Mary Woods and First Lady Pat Nixon, facilitated by Stephen B. Bull. The session concluded with brief logistical updates and coordination between the President and his staff.","topics":["Presidential scheduling","Daniel J. Evans","Rose Mary Woods","Pat Nixon","White House administration"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-07T02:10:06.486Z"},"topicSlugs":["presidential-scheduling","daniel-j-evans","rose-mary-woods","pat-nixon","white-house-administration"],"audioDurationSec":54,"audioFiles":[{"file":"661-013.mp3","bytes":2152277,"durationSec":53.67,"bitrate":320836,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:54.978Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/661-013.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/661-013","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/661/conversation-661-013","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}