{"conversationCode":"797-002","tapeNumber":797,"conversationNumber":2,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-797-002","startDateTime":"1972-10-13T13:44:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-10-13T13:44:00.000Z","startDate":"13-Oct-1972","startTime":"9:44 AM","endDate":"13-Oct-1972","endTime":"9:44 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.;","description":"On October 13, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at 9:44 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 797-002 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. 797-2\n\nDate: October 13, 1972\nTime: 9:44 am\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.\n\n         The President's schedule\n             -Meeting with H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman\n\nButterfield left at 9:44 am.","filename":["797-002.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Butterfield, Alexander P."],"prevCode":"797-001","nextCode":"797-003","transcript":[{"start":0.51,"end":2.98,"text":"Lots and millions of people settle here at the time."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield to coordinate the logistics and timing of an upcoming meeting with H.R. Haldeman. This discussion focused on managing the President's daily schedule to ensure efficient communication with his Chief of Staff. The brief interaction resulted in the immediate synchronization of the President’s agenda for the morning.","topics":["Presidential schedule","H.R. Haldeman","White House operations","Alexander P. Butterfield"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-07T23:54:28.184Z"},"topicSlugs":["presidential-schedule","h-r-haldeman","white-house-operations","alexander-p-butterfield"],"audioDurationSec":22,"audioFiles":[{"file":"797-002.mp3","bytes":534150,"durationSec":22.2,"bitrate":192486,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:58.477Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/797-002.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/797-002","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/797/conversation-797-002","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}