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Conversation 249-022

TapeTape 249StartThursday, April 15, 1971 at 5:05 PMEndThursday, April 15, 1971 at 5:07 PMTape start time02:40:47Tape end time02:43:11ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Butterfield, Alexander P.;  Nixon, Richard M. (President);  Butterfield, Alexander P.Recording deviceOld Executive Office Building
AudioNARA Description

On April 15, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:05 pm to 5:07 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 249-022 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 249-22

Date: April 15, 1971
Time: 5:05 pm - 5:07 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield

     President’s schedule
          -Forthcoming meeting with Robert D. Murphy

     Butterfield’s trip

     Request for materials for President’s signature

     Air Force promotion
          -Signing
          -Congratulatory note to unknown person
     President’s schedule
          -Meeting
           -Henry A. Kissinger

Butterfield left at 5:07 pm
Transcript (AI-Generated)

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You asked the governor, do you want that over here?
No.
No, no, I want you to see.
It goes all back to the right.
How was the trip?
The trip was fine.
Great.
Where are you?
Air Force Base.
And then we can just rest it there.
Sure.
You want this?
I do have some of them.
All right.
Take them away.
I want to get it out of the way.
You have a lot of them in the fridge, don't you?
Yeah, a lot of the stuff is.
Did you swim in there?
Yeah, they have to be sharp.
Yeah, they have to be sharp.
R.N.
R.N.
Thank you.
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