{"conversationCode":"750-003","tapeNumber":750,"conversationNumber":3,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-750-003","startDateTime":"1972-07-21T19:11:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-07-21T19:12:00.000Z","startDate":"21-Jul-1972","startTime":"3:11 PM","endDate":"21-Jul-1972","endTime":"3:12 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.;","description":"On July 21, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:11 pm to 3:12 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 750-003 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"OVAL","recordingDevice":"Oval Office","latitudeEstimated":38.8974,"longitudeEstimated":-77.0374,"chronCode":4,"chronRelease":"Fourth Chronological Release","chronReleaseDate":"10-Dec-2003","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 750-3\n\nDate: July 21, 1972\nTime: 3:11 pm - 3:12 pm\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.\n\n[The President signs documents]\n\n      The President's schedule\n           -Wedding, July 22, 1972\n                -Program\n                       -Briefcase\n\nButterfield left at 3:12 pm.","filename":["750-003.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Butterfield, Alexander P."],"prevCode":"750-002","nextCode":"750-004","transcript":[{"start":10.76,"end":10.92,"text":"Oh."},{"start":39.07,"end":41.03,"text":"to put this way forward."},{"start":41.11,"end":42.25,"text":"And still it is."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met briefly with Alexander P. Butterfield in the Oval Office to conduct routine administrative duties. During this short session, the President signed various documents and reviewed his upcoming schedule, specifically focusing on the program for a wedding ceremony taking place on July 22, 1972. The interaction served as a logistical briefing to ensure the President was prepared for his personal and professional engagements.","topics":["Presidential schedule","Administrative tasks","Wedding ceremony","White House operations"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-07T03:51:02.788Z"},"topicSlugs":["presidential-schedule","administrative-tasks","wedding-ceremony","white-house-operations"],"audioDurationSec":49,"audioFiles":[{"file":"750-003.mp3","bytes":1178017,"durationSec":49.01,"bitrate":192276,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:57.944Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/750-003.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/750-003","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/750/conversation-750-003","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}