{"conversationCode":"797-032","tapeNumber":797,"conversationNumber":32,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-797-032","startDateTime":"1972-10-13T22:11:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-10-13T22:15:00.000Z","startDate":"13-Oct-1972","startTime":"6:11 PM","endDate":"13-Oct-1972","endTime":"6:15 PM","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 from 6:11 pm to 6:15 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 797-032 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. 797-32\n\nDate: October 13, 1972\nTime: 6:11 pm - 6:15 pm\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.\n\n         Eleanor (Stegeberg) McGovern\n             -Health\n                  -Possible telephone call from Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon\n\n         Radio address on Crime and Drug Abuse, October 15, 1972\n             -Copy\n             -Ronald L. Ziegler\n             -Length\n             -Typists\n                 -Rose Mary Woods, Marjorie P. Acker\n                      -Responsibilities\n\nButterfield left at 6:15 pm.","filename":["797-032.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Butterfield, Alexander P."],"prevCode":"797-031","nextCode":"797-033","transcript":[{"start":19.45,"end":19.79,"text":"Close the door."},{"start":67.33,"end":68.73,"text":"Well, it's 13 minutes."},{"start":68.83,"end":70.27,"text":"Sorry, make it 17."},{"start":96.27,"end":96.52,"text":"Yes, yes."},{"start":130.41,"end":131.06,"text":"Oh, yeah."},{"start":131.07,"end":132.06,"text":"That came out."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield to coordinate logistical details regarding upcoming White House communications. They discussed a potential health-related telephone call between First Lady Pat Nixon and Eleanor McGovern. Additionally, the pair addressed the administrative preparation for the President's scheduled radio address on crime and drug abuse, specifically assigning transcription responsibilities to Rose Mary Woods and Marjorie P. Acker.","topics":["Pat Nixon","Eleanor McGovern","Radio address","Crime and drug abuse","White House administration","Rose Mary Woods"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-07T23:57:14.857Z"},"topicSlugs":["pat-nixon","eleanor-mcgovern","radio-address","crime-and-drug-abuse","white-house-administration","rose-mary-woods"],"audioDurationSec":170,"audioFiles":[{"file":"797-032.mp3","bytes":4080743,"durationSec":169.97,"bitrate":192065,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:58.477Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/797-032.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/797-032","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/797/conversation-797-032","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}