{"conversationCode":"688-006","tapeNumber":688,"conversationNumber":6,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-688-006","startDateTime":"1972-03-18T16:53:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-03-18T16:59:00.000Z","startDate":"18-Mar-1972","startTime":"11:53 AM","endDate":"18-Mar-1972","endTime":"11:59 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.;","description":"On March 18, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:53 am to 11:59 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 688-006 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. 688-6\n\nDate: March 18, 1972\nTime: 11:53 am -11:59 am\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.\n\n      Equal Rights Amendment [ERA]\n           -The President’s letter to Hugh Scott\n                -Support for the ERA\n                -Clark MacGregor\n\nButterfield left.","filename":["688-006.mp3"],"tapeStart":"00:59:35","tapeEnd":"01:01:09","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Butterfield, Alexander P."],"prevCode":"688-005","nextCode":"688-007","transcript":[{"start":3.17,"end":7.01,"text":"I'm glad that you're here, Scott, sort of reaffirming our support for the Equal Rights for Women Amendment Act."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield to discuss the administration's official stance on the Equal Rights Amendment. The President focused on finalizing a letter to Senator Hugh Scott to formally reaffirm executive support for the legislation. Nixon coordinated the messaging efforts with Clark MacGregor to ensure the administration's position was clearly communicated.","topics":["Equal Rights Amendment","Hugh Scott","Clark MacGregor","Women's rights","Legislative strategy"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-07T02:39:30.712Z"},"topicSlugs":["equal-rights-amendment","hugh-scott","clark-macgregor","womens-rights","legislative-strategy"],"audioDurationSec":16,"audioFiles":[{"file":"688-006.mp3","bytes":653893,"durationSec":16.21,"bitrate":322776,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:54.977Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/688-006.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/688-006","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/688/conversation-688-006","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}