{"conversationCode":"718-011","tapeNumber":718,"conversationNumber":11,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-718-011","startDateTime":"1972-05-03T16:14:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-05-03T16:18:00.000Z","startDate":"3-May-1972","startTime":"12:14 PM","endDate":"3-May-1972","endTime":"12:18 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.; Butterfield, Alexander P.;","description":"On May 3, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:14 pm and 12:18 pm. 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Fox\n         -Purpose\n         -Approval\n\nButterfield left at 12:18 pm.\n\n                                         (rev. Dec-01)","filename":["718a.mp3","718b.mp3"],"tapeStart":"02:21:28","tapeEnd":"02:26:18","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Bull, Stephen B.","Butterfield, Alexander P."],"prevCode":"718-010","nextCode":"718-012","tapeTranscriptFile":"718a.mp3,718b.mp3","transcript":[{"start":8487.14,"end":8489.09,"text":"I want to partner with you here today."},{"start":8489.19,"end":8493.15,"text":"I'd like to have a chat to see what the situation is."},{"start":8493.21,"end":8496.32,"text":"What time would you like to see me?"},{"start":8496.38,"end":8498,"text":"Well, I can see you in a minute."},{"start":8498.77,"end":8500.03,"text":"He's very close to me."},{"start":8500.09,"end":8500.99,"text":"Could he come over at 1230?"},{"start":8501.57,"end":8502.11,"text":"I don't know about that."},{"start":8502.15,"end":8505.45,"text":"If you have the weather, it might take a little bit longer."},{"start":8505.51,"end":8507.6,"text":"Well, why don't you see what his situation is?"},{"start":8507.66,"end":8508.68,"text":"Maybe he isn't here."},{"start":8508.74,"end":8509.38,"text":"He isn't here today."},{"start":8509.44,"end":8512.42,"text":"He's not here on Wednesday, sir."},{"start":8512.44,"end":8515.08,"text":"Well, we have to make that decision on this."},{"start":8515.52,"end":8515.96,"text":"Well, yeah."},{"start":8516.64,"end":8517.98,"text":"See what his situation is."},{"start":8518,"end":8521.76,"text":"Whether 1230 today is better or 530 tonight's afternoon, I could either time."},{"start":8521.83,"end":8522.61,"text":"All right, sir."},{"start":8651.05,"end":8663.24,"text":"These phone call recommendations, of course, and we want to help them notice on the, on the, what is it, make, make your breakfast."},{"start":8663.28,"end":8664.12,"text":"We'll just send it else."},{"start":8689.38,"end":8695.59,"text":"This is a combination of the best ideas to look forward to."},{"start":8706.09,"end":8706.69,"text":"What is the purpose of it?"},{"start":8706.71,"end":8708.53,"text":"My understanding is that she wanted something like this honoring the astronauts in Hawaii."},{"start":8708.55,"end":8709.13,"text":"Maybe you said that sometime?"},{"start":8709.15,"end":8709.65,"text":"Yeah, that's a good idea."},{"start":8709.67,"end":8710.39,"text":"This is the best of all we have here."},{"start":8710.41,"end":8711.03,"text":"This would be a medal, of course."}],"transcriptBoundary":{"start":8486.375,"end":8724.875,"startMethod":"silence","endMethod":"silence"},"transcriptConfidence":"high","transcriptSource":"bigtape","aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with aides Stephen B. Bull and Alexander P. Butterfield to coordinate scheduling, including an appointment with his barber and potential phone calls recommended by Charles Colson. The participants also discussed administrative details regarding office temperature and the compilation of materials for a project honoring astronauts in Hawaii. 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