President Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield to coordinate administrative logistics regarding his daily schedule. The discussion centered on the location and arrangements for a meeting with Attorney General John N. Mitchell in the Situation Room. Additionally, the two addressed matters pertaining to the President's personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods.
On August 9, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:36 pm and 3:38 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 558-002 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 558-2
Date: August 9, 1971
Time: Unknown between 3:36 pm and 3:38 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.
President's schedule
-John N. Mitchell
-Location
-Situation Room
-Rose Mary Woods
Butterfield left at an unknown time before 3:38 pm.No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.