{"conversationCode":"763-006","tapeNumber":763,"conversationNumber":6,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-763-006","startDateTime":"1972-08-07T13:02:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-08-07T13:04:00.000Z","startDate":"7-Aug-1972","startTime":"9:02 AM","endDate":"7-Aug-1972","endTime":"9:04 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.;","description":"On August 7, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:02 am to 9:04 am. 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Kissinger\n                       -Timing\n                  -Forthcoming meeting with the President\n                  -Forthcoming meeting with Kissinger\n            -Forthcoming meeting with members of the Council on Environmental Quality\n            [CEQ]\n            -Forthcoming meeting with Virginia legislators\n                  -Press coverage\n                  -Timing\n            -Forthcoming meeting with members of the CEQ\n                  -Annual report\n                  -Ronald L. Ziegler’s forthcoming briefing\n                         -Press briefing by members of CEQ\n            -Forthcoming meeting with Goodpaster\n                  -Length of meeting\n                         -Kissinger\n            -Forthcoming meeting with Virginia legislators\n\n                    -Timing\n                    -Photograph Session\n\nButterfield left at 9:04 am.","filename":["763-006.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Butterfield, Alexander P."],"prevCode":"763-005","nextCode":"763-007","transcript":[{"start":0.9,"end":19,"text":"I'm trying to get a picture."},{"start":19.02,"end":19.22,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":19.56,"end":20.54,"text":"What?"},{"start":21.24,"end":21.72,"text":"We're here at 10."},{"start":21.78,"end":22.95,"text":"That's all I got."},{"start":23.05,"end":23.68,"text":"We're here at 10."},{"start":23.79,"end":25.89,"text":"We're 31 feet behind you."},{"start":25.99,"end":27.51,"text":"Oh, yeah."},{"start":27.53,"end":29.27,"text":"Let's see what this is."},{"start":37.04,"end":40.35,"text":"Well, he wants."},{"start":57.31,"end":61.33,"text":"Does he want to see me at 10?"},{"start":61.37,"end":62.67,"text":"I don't want to see Henry at 10."},{"start":62.79,"end":64.13,"text":"He's going to see Henry at 10."},{"start":64.17,"end":66.29,"text":"We assume that you probably won't see him at 10."},{"start":66.33,"end":79.73,"text":"Those are the things he's going to talk to Henry about."},{"start":79.75,"end":80.39,"text":"Principal, things on Henry."},{"start":80.42,"end":80.61,"text":"All right."},{"start":80.64,"end":81.62,"text":"I just have to figure this out."},{"start":81.64,"end":84.08,"text":"Yeah, we're going to do the environment of all of them."},{"start":84.1,"end":84.72,"text":"OK. 10 to 35 minutes."},{"start":86.38,"end":93.31,"text":"That will, I don't suppose they know that that's not going to be impressed or anything."},{"start":94.21,"end":94.93,"text":"Oh, I know that, yes."},{"start":95.07,"end":95.67,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":95.69,"end":97.81,"text":"30315, either time would be good."},{"start":97.83,"end":102.33,"text":"Just, that's fine."},{"start":102.43,"end":106.54,"text":"Bring them all in here."},{"start":106.72,"end":108.84,"text":"Yeah, I know that."},{"start":108.86,"end":111.34,"text":"But be sure that it's done properly."},{"start":111.48,"end":112,"text":"Yes, sir."},{"start":128.2,"end":131.49,"text":"I just want to carry on with the third-hand report."}],"audioDurationSec":195,"audioFiles":[{"file":"763-006.mp3","bytes":4675708,"durationSec":194.76,"bitrate":192060,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:57.945Z","aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and Alexander Butterfield briefly discussed the President's upcoming schedule, including meetings with Henry Kissinger, the Council on Environmental Quality, and Virginia legislators. The conversation touched on the timing and press coverage of these events, as well as the content of a briefing by Ronald Ziegler and the length of a meeting with General Goodpaster. The primary purpose was to confirm and coordinate the President's appointments for the day.","topics":["President's schedule","Alexander Butterfield","Henry Kissinger","Council on Environmental Quality","Virginia legislators","Ronald Ziegler","Andrew Goodpaster","Meeting coordination"],"generatedAt":"2026-09-18T02:21:31.769Z"},"findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:44:29.418Z","topicSlugs":["presidents-schedule","alexander-butterfield","henry-kissinger","council-on-environmental-quality","virginia-legislators","ronald-ziegler","andrew-goodpaster","meeting-coordination"],"audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/763-006.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/763-006","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/763/conversation-763-006","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}