Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 5 › Conversation 005-088

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Alexander P. Butterfield

Tuesday, June 15, 1971 · 6:38 PM–6:44 PM ET · White House Telephone · 8 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation005-088 on Tape 5 (tape position 02:42:00–02:42:08)StartTuesday, June 15, 1971 at 6:38 PMEndTuesday, June 15, 1971 at 6:44 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 005-088 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a brief telephone call to the White House operator to request a direct connection with Alexander P. Butterfield. The interaction serves solely as a logistical bridge to facilitate communication with a key administrative staffer. No substantive policy matters or broader topics were addressed during this short exchange.

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Please.
Would you get Mr. Butterfield, please?
Yes, sir.

NARA Description

On June 15, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:38 pm and 6:44 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 005-088 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 5-88

Date: June 15, 1971
Time: Unknown between 6:38 pm and 6:44 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Call to Alexander P. Butterfield

Also recorded on June 15, 1971

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  • 005-086 6:35 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell talked on the telephone from 6:35 pm to 6:38 pm.
  • 261-008 6:35 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:35 pm to 6:38 pm.
  • 005-087 6:38 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:38 pm and 6:44 pm.
  • 261-009 6:38 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:38 pm and 6:44 pm.
  • 005-089 6:44 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers talked on the telephone from 6:44 pm to 6:47 pm.
  • 261-010 6:44 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:44 pm to 6:47 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 005-088, June 15, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/005-088 (accessed October 5, 2026).