Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 8 › Conversation 008-060
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Alexander P. Butterfield
Thursday, September 9, 1971 · 9:04 AM–10:11 AM ET · White House Telephone · 7 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a brief telephone call to the White House operator to facilitate communication with his Deputy Assistant, Alexander P. Butterfield. The call serves solely as a logistical request to establish a connection with Butterfield. No further substantive policy matters or decisions are discussed in this brief administrative exchange.
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NARA Description
On September 9, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:04 am and 10:11 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 008-060 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 8-60
Date: September 9, 1971
Time: Unknown between 9:04 am and 10:11 am
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for call to Alexander P. ButterfieldAlso recorded on September 9, 1971
- 008-061 10:11 AM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield talked on the telephone from 10:11 am to 10:20 am.
- 008-062 10:20 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:20 am and 11:01 am.
- 008-063 11:01 AM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 11:01 am to 11:13 am.
- 008-064 11:13 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:13 am and 11:18 am.
- 008-065 11:18 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 11:18 am to 11:23 am.
- 568-001 1:18 PM · 1 min — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:18 pm and 1:22 pm.
- 008-066 1:20 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:20 pm and 1:33 pm.
- 278-001 1:20 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:20 pm and 1:33 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 008-060, September 9, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/008-060 (accessed October 12, 2026).