President Nixon instructed Alexander P. Butterfield to reschedule a planned Cabinet meeting from Friday to 4:30 p.m. on the following Tuesday. This adjustment was made specifically to accommodate the schedule of Treasury Secretary John Connally. Butterfield confirmed that he had already coordinated the change with Chief of Staff H.R. Haldeman.
On October 6, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield talked on the telephone from 2:59 pm to 3:00 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 010-088 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 10-88
Date: October 6, 1971
Time: 2:59 pm - 3:00 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with Alexander P. Butterfield.
President's schedule
-Cabinet meeting, October 12
-H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
-ConnallyThis transcript was generated automatically by AI and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite this transcript as authoritative. Consult the Finding Aid above for verified information.