{"conversationCode":"676-006","tapeNumber":676,"conversationNumber":6,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-676-006","startDateTime":"1972-03-01T13:40:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-03-01T13:43:00.000Z","startDate":"1-Mar-1972","startTime":"8:40 AM","endDate":"1-Mar-1972","endTime":"8:43 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 8:40 am to 8:43 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 676-006 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. 676-6\n\nDate: March 1, 1972\nTime: 8:40 am - 8:43 am\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.\n\n     The President’s schedule\n          -Possible trip to West Virginia\n                -Flooding\n          -Forthcoming trip to Florida\n          -Possible trip to West Virginia\n                -Darrell M. Trent\n                -Gen. George A. Lincoln\n                -Robert C. Byrd\n                -Possible brief remarks by the President\n\nButterfield left at 8:43 am.","filename":["676-006.mp3"],"tapeStart":"00:21:43","tapeEnd":"00:23:18","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Butterfield, Alexander P."],"prevCode":"676-005","nextCode":"676-007","transcript":[{"start":0.54,"end":9.24,"text":"Yeah, without raising any expectations on that part, I am thinking of stopping at West Virginia and the flood area on the way to Florida today."},{"start":9.26,"end":15.06,"text":"I want you to, who know around here, know anything about that."},{"start":15.22,"end":20.01,"text":"Yes, sir."},{"start":20.03,"end":23.51,"text":"Who will be sent down? ."},{"start":31.25,"end":36.17,"text":"Well, to find out who does know, what town, and where."},{"start":38.23,"end":49.37,"text":"What it would be to see a bird is asking to go about the situation."},{"start":49.41,"end":52.77,"text":"But I don't want them to think."},{"start":56.44,"end":61.49,"text":"We're in an airplane that's dropping, and he's dropping the air force in a few words."},{"start":61.51,"end":61.73,"text":"Go on."},{"start":61.81,"end":62.07,"text":"I'll do it."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon consulted with Alexander P. Butterfield to coordinate a potential last-minute visit to a flood-stricken area in West Virginia while en route to Florida. The President emphasized the need to gather logistical details from staff—including Darrell M. Trent, General George A. Lincoln, and Senator Robert C. Byrd—without prematurely raising public expectations. Butterfield was tasked with confirming the feasibility and specific location of the stop to ensure a smooth, low-profile excursion.","topics":["West Virginia","flooding","Presidential travel","logistics","Senator Robert C. Byrd","disaster relief"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-07T02:25:16.583Z"},"topicSlugs":["west-virginia","flooding","presidential-travel","logistics","senator-robert-c-byrd","disaster-relief"],"audioDurationSec":76,"audioFiles":[{"file":"676-006.mp3","bytes":3026856,"durationSec":75.52,"bitrate":320641,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:54.976Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/676-006.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/676-006","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/676/conversation-676-006","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}