{"conversationCode":"825-014","tapeNumber":825,"conversationNumber":14,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-825-014","startDateTime":"1972-12-16T16:09:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-12-16T16:25:00.000Z","startDate":"16-Dec-1972","startTime":"11:09 AM","endDate":"16-Dec-1972","endTime":"11:25 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.;","description":"On December 16, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:09 am and 11:25 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 825-014 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"OVAL","recordingDevice":"Oval Office","latitudeEstimated":38.8974,"longitudeEstimated":-77.0374,"chronCode":"5.2","chronRelease":"Fifth Chronological Release: Part II","chronReleaseDate":"2-Dec-2008","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 825-14\n\nDate: December 16, 1972\nTime: Unknown between 11:09 am and 11:25 am\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.\n\n       White House social affairs\n            -Cabinet dinner\n                 -Seating arrangements\n                        -Guest list\n                              -Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon\n                              -Diagram\n\f                                             -27-\n\n                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM\n\n                                                              Conversation No. 825-14 (cont’d)\n\n                                    -Mrs. Nixon\n                                    -Executive Office Building [EOB]\n\nButterfield left at an unknown time before 11:25 am.","filename":["825-014.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Butterfield, Alexander P."],"prevCode":"825-013","nextCode":"825-015","transcript":[{"start":0.76,"end":21.87,"text":"where is the guest list for my table do you have that i've got to select that and i don't have that diagram but we do have some instructions well i don't see the instructions i just want to see the diagram but they don't mind people because i don't know i've got to select mine"},{"start":24.55,"end":25.73,"text":"Thank you."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield to coordinate logistics for an upcoming Cabinet dinner. The discussion focused on finalizing the guest list and reviewing the seating diagram for the event. Nixon requested specific documentation to ensure he could personally select the guests for his table.","topics":["White House social events","Cabinet dinner","Pat Nixon","Alexander P. Butterfield","Seating arrangements"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-08T00:35:14.925Z"},"topicSlugs":["white-house-social-events","cabinet-dinner","pat-nixon","alexander-p-butterfield","seating-arrangements"],"audioDurationSec":37,"audioFiles":[{"file":"825-014.mp3","bytes":893987,"durationSec":37.12,"bitrate":192669,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:59.848Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:44:41.156Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/825-014.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/825-014","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/825/conversation-825-014","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}