Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 252 › Conversation 252-014
Nixon & Butterfield on Wilderness preservation and Jacob K. Javits
Wednesday, April 28, 1971 · 3:53 PM–3:57 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 4 min
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his Deputy Assistant Alexander P. Butterfield to discuss a pending wilderness statement and related legislative correspondence. The brief exchange centered on the President's approval of the proposed wilderness area designations and a decision regarding potential communication with Senator Jacob K. Javits. Nixon ultimately instructed Butterfield to remove specific language from the documents, finalizing the administration's administrative approach to the matter.
- Wilderness preservation
- Jacob K. Javits
- Executive correspondence
- Land use policy
- White House administration
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NARA Description
On April 28, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:53 pm to 3:57 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 252-014 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 252-14
Date: April 28, 1971
Time: 3:53 pm - 3:57 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield
Wilderness statement [proposals to establish new national wilderness areas]
Jacob K. Javits
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[Duration: 47s ]
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Butterfield left at 3:57 pmAlso recorded on April 28, 1971
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 252-014, April 28, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/252-014 (accessed October 3, 2026).