{"conversationCode":"715-004","tapeNumber":715,"conversationNumber":4,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-715-004","startDateTime":"1972-04-26T17:28:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-04-26T17:32:00.000Z","startDate":"26-Apr-1972","startTime":"12:28 PM","endDate":"26-Apr-1972","endTime":"12:32 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.; Kissinger, Henry A.;","description":"On April 26, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:28 pm to 12:32 pm. 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Kissinger?] at an unknown time\nbetween 12:28 and 12:32 pm.\n\n[Conversation no. 715-4A]\n\n     Speech draft\n\n     Meeting with the President\n          -Time\n          -The President's schedule\n          -The President's location\n          -Time\n\n[End of telephone conversation]\n\n     [Signing documents]\n\n     The President's schedule\n                                             11\n\n                            NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF\n\n                                     Tape Subject Log\n                                        (rev. 7/07)\n                                                                      Conv. No. 715-4 (cont.)\n\n\n           -Call to Apollo XVI astronauts\n                 -Florida\n           -Meeting with George P. Shultz and Herbert Stein\n           -Call to astronauts\n                 -Ronald L. Ziegler\n                 -Photograph\n                 -Florida\n                 -Call to National Aeronautics and Space Administration [NASA]\n                 -Invitation to Camp David\n                 -Invitation to White House dinner\n                 -John W. Young\n                       -Previous trips into space\n                       -Rank\n           -Meeting with Kissinger\n\nButterfield left at 12:32 pm.","filename":["715-004.mp3"],"tapeStart":"00:48:46","tapeEnd":"00:52:59","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Butterfield, Alexander P.","Kissinger, Henry A."],"prevCode":"715-003","nextCode":"715-005","transcript":[{"start":18.98,"end":20.06,"text":"I might."},{"start":20.08,"end":21.76,"text":"If you can give me a few seconds to grab."},{"start":24.34,"end":24.74,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":26.5,"end":26.74,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":26.92,"end":29.2,"text":"Well, let me, if you've got a minute, we can talk now."},{"start":29.23,"end":30.21,"text":"Where do you want to go there?"},{"start":31.83,"end":32.59,"text":"You wish to buy it?"},{"start":32.93,"end":34.37,"text":"I've got some signs to do."},{"start":36.53,"end":36.61,"text":"Fine."},{"start":36.63,"end":38.41,"text":"I mean, in a big office now."},{"start":132.55,"end":133.25,"text":"I don't think."},{"start":133.27,"end":133.37,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":161.41,"end":164.52,"text":"four times before the other two had never experienced."},{"start":164.54,"end":165.38,"text":"He's already in debt."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with Alexander Butterfield and Henry Kissinger to manage his immediate schedule and finalize administrative tasks, including the signing of official documents. The participants coordinated logistics for upcoming appointments, such as a meeting with George Shultz and Herbert Stein, and discussed preparations for a congratulatory call to the Apollo XVI astronauts. This brief session served to organize the President’s agenda and facilitate communication with key staff and external officials.","topics":["Presidential Scheduling","Apollo XVI","Henry Kissinger","Alexander Butterfield","White House Operations","NASA"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-07T03:09:22.937Z"},"topicSlugs":["presidential-scheduling","apollo-xvi","henry-kissinger","alexander-butterfield","white-house-operations","nasa"],"audioDurationSec":175,"audioFiles":[{"file":"715-004.mp3","bytes":6996361,"durationSec":174.78,"bitrate":320230,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:57.687Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/715-004.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/715-004","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/715/conversation-715-004","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}