{"conversationCode":"676-003","tapeNumber":676,"conversationNumber":3,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-676-003","startDateTime":"1972-03-01T13:32:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-03-01T13:33:00.000Z","startDate":"1-Mar-1972","startTime":"8:32 AM","endDate":"1-Mar-1972","endTime":"8:33 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.;","description":"On March 1, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:32 am to 8:33 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 676-003 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. 676-3\n\nDate: March 1, 1972\nTime: 8:32 am - 8:33 am\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.\n\n     H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman’s schedule\n\nButterfield left at 8:33 am.","filename":["676-003.mp3"],"tapeStart":"00:17:43","tapeEnd":"00:18:36","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Butterfield, Alexander P."],"prevCode":"676-002","nextCode":"676-004","transcript":[{"start":1.27,"end":4.86,"text":"The President, Mr. Haldeman, is not a very important issue here."},{"start":5.12,"end":7.05,"text":"I'm going to have to ask him."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met briefly with Alexander P. Butterfield to discuss the scheduling of H. R. Haldeman. The President indicated that he needed to consult with Haldeman regarding an unspecified, non-critical matter. The brief exchange concluded with the necessary coordination regarding the Chief of Staff's availability.","topics":["H. R. Haldeman","Presidential scheduling","White House administration"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-07T02:24:59.561Z"},"topicSlugs":["h-r-haldeman","presidential-scheduling","white-house-administration"],"audioDurationSec":15,"audioFiles":[{"file":"676-003.mp3","bytes":601648,"durationSec":14.91,"bitrate":322904,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:54.978Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/676-003.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/676-003","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/676/conversation-676-003","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}