{"conversationCode":"790-003","tapeNumber":790,"conversationNumber":3,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-790-003","startDateTime":"1972-10-02T13:35:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-10-02T13:38:00.000Z","startDate":"2-Oct-1972","startTime":"9:35 AM","endDate":"2-Oct-1972","endTime":"9:38 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.;","description":"On October 2, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:35 am and 9:38 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 790-003 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. 790-3\n\nDate: October 2, 1972\nTime: Unknown between 9:35 am and 9:38 am\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Alexander P. Butterfield at 9:35 am.\n\n        The President's schedule\n            -Andrei A. Gromyko\n                -Reception\n                     -Table\n                     -Receiving line\n                     -Refreshments\n                     -State Dining Room\n\nButterfield left at an unknown time before 9:38 am.","filename":["790-003.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Butterfield, Alexander P."],"prevCode":"790-002","nextCode":"790-004","transcript":[{"start":0.96,"end":4.9,"text":"I'm going to take over the office."},{"start":4.94,"end":8.24,"text":"Do you want to receive them?"},{"start":9.2,"end":9.38,"text":"No."},{"start":9.6,"end":9.95,"text":"No."},{"start":11.49,"end":14.75,"text":"Are they going to have coffee?"},{"start":15.33,"end":19.63,"text":"No, no."},{"start":20.49,"end":29.14,"text":"They could have that without you receiving them."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met to finalize logistical arrangements for a reception honoring Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei A. Gromyko. They specifically discussed the protocol for the receiving line, the placement of tables, and the provision of refreshments in the State Dining Room. During the brief consultation, Nixon decided against personally receiving the guests, tasking Butterfield with managing the event's execution.","topics":["Andrei A. Gromyko","State reception","Diplomatic protocol","White House logistics","Event management"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-07T23:44:52.505Z"},"topicSlugs":["andrei-a-gromyko","state-reception","diplomatic-protocol","white-house-logistics","event-management"],"audioDurationSec":43,"audioFiles":[{"file":"790-003.mp3","bytes":1025044,"durationSec":42.65,"bitrate":192255,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:58.287Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/790-003.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/790-003","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/790/conversation-790-003","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}