{"conversationCode":"670-015","tapeNumber":670,"conversationNumber":15,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-670-015","startDateTime":"1972-02-14T19:25:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-02-14T19:48:00.000Z","startDate":"14-Feb-1972","startTime":"2:25 PM","endDate":"14-Feb-1972","endTime":"2:48 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.;","description":"On February 14, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:25 pm and 2:48 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 670-015 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. 670-15\n\nDate: February 14, 1972\nTime: Unknown between 2:25 pm and 2:48 pm\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.                 Conv. No. 670-23/671-1 (cont.)\n\n     The President’s schedule\n          -Andre Malraux\n               -Photograph opportunity\n                      -Oliver F. (“Ollie”) Atkins\n               -Dinner\n\nButterfield left at an unknown time before 2:48 pm.","filename":["670-015.mp3"],"tapeStart":"03:47:02","tapeEnd":"03:47:37","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Butterfield, Alexander P."],"prevCode":"670-014","nextCode":"670-016","transcript":[{"start":0.25,"end":12.32,"text":"So I just wanted to tell the checker that we have a photo of a two-feet-and-a-mile rub that's going on today."},{"start":14.7,"end":19.36,"text":"It doesn't have a frame on it, though."},{"start":19.54,"end":21.62,"text":"Oh, yeah."},{"start":23.8,"end":23.98,"text":"Okay."},{"start":24.98,"end":27.31,"text":"Well, you know, we've got time for the night, too."},{"start":27.87,"end":29.95,"text":"Please ride across to the middle."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and Alexander Butterfield met to coordinate logistics regarding the President’s schedule and upcoming official engagements. The discussion focused on arrangements for a dinner and a photo opportunity featuring French author André Malraux, with photographer Oliver F. Atkins tasked to document the event. They also briefly addressed the technical status of a photograph intended for display.","topics":["Presidential schedule","André Malraux","Oliver F. Atkins","Photography","White House logistics"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-07T02:19:23.398Z"},"topicSlugs":["presidential-schedule","andr-malraux","oliver-f-atkins","photography","white-house-logistics"],"audioDurationSec":33,"audioFiles":[{"file":"670-015.mp3","bytes":1323673,"durationSec":32.94,"bitrate":321431,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:54.977Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/670-015.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/670-015","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/670/conversation-670-015","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}