Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 556 › Conversation 556-010
Nixon & Butterfield on Presidential correspondence and Michael J. Mansfield
Friday, August 6, 1971 · 12:13 PM–12:15 PM ET · Oval Office
AI Summary
President Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield in the Oval Office to address the administrative task of signing official documents. The discussion specifically concerned the use of pens for these signatures, including arrangements for Senator Michael J. Mansfield. This brief encounter served to finalize procedural details regarding presidential correspondence.
- Presidential correspondence
- Alexander P. Butterfield
- Michael J. Mansfield
- Administrative procedures
Audio
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NARA Description
On August 6, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:13 pm and 12:15 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 556-010 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 556-10
Date: August 6, 1971
Time: Unknown between 12:13 pm and 12:15 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.
Signing documents
-Pens
-Michael J. Mansfield
Butterfield left at an unknown time before 12:15 pm.Also recorded on August 6, 1971
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- 556-012 12:15 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:15 pm to 12:16 pm.
- 007-066 12:16 PM · 53 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Wright Patman talked on the telephone from 12:16 pm to 12:17 pm.
- 556-013 12:16 PM · 54 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Wright Patman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:16 pm to 12:17 pm.
- 007-067 12:17 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:17 pm and 12:20 pm.
- 007-068 12:17 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:17 pm and 12:20 pm.
- 007-069 12:17 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:17 pm and 12:20 pm.
- 007-162 12:17 PM · 3 sec — the White House operator and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:17 pm and 12:20 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 556-010, August 6, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/556-010 (accessed September 19, 2026).