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Conversation 004-084

TapeTape 4StartWednesday, June 9, 1971 at 9:23 AMEndWednesday, June 9, 1971 at 9:25 AMTape start time03:17:05Tape end time03:18:00ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Butterfield, Alexander P.Recording deviceWhite House Telephone
AI Summary

President Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield discussed the guest list for an upcoming dinner with West German Chancellor Willy Brandt. Nixon expressed dissatisfaction with the overrepresentation of government officials, ordering that future events prioritize business supporters instead to ensure a more favorable atmosphere. Butterfield confirmed that Charles Colson’s suggestions had been integrated to rectify the current list and agreed to limit state personnel in future guest planning.

Willy BrandtGuest listsCharles ColsonWhite House social eventsPolitical strategy
AudioNARA Description

On June 9, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield talked on the telephone from 9:23 am to 9:25 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 004-084 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 4-84

Date: June 9, 1971
Time: 9:23 am - 9:25 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Alexander P. Butterfield.

[See Conversation No. 255-30A]

     Willy Brandt dinner list
          -Composition
               -Charles W. Colson’s suggestions
          -Preparation
Transcript (AI-Generated)

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Yeah.
Did you get that Brant dinner list finished?
Brant dinner list, yes, sir.
It is finished.
Yeah.
Now, did you add business people, I mean, supporter types and so forth?
Yes, sir, we did.
Well, I filled it in with Colson's suggestions.
Oh, good.
And we will fill those seats.
Incidentally, there's 62 of those big chairs.
That's exactly what I want them done.
For any of those in the future, we'll use the big chairs and have 62 people.
Yeah.
And not so overloaded with state and...
and all that sort of people.
This time we've invited a lot of them.
Yeah, it already had a head start on the government people, which is too bad.
We had some poor guidelines, I guess, on that, but I think we've rectified the situation.
Yeah, I understand, I understand.
It was just perfectly right this time, but in the future, just have the usual few number of government people, because figuring that nothing, that it's pure therapy and nothing is going to be discussed.
Yes, sir, sure.
Yeah, all right, fine.
All right, sir.
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