Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 256 › Conversation 256-011

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Alexander P. Butterfield

Tuesday, June 1, 1971 · 9:14 AM–11:25 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation256-011 on Tape 256 (tape position 00:09:40–00:09:54)StartTuesday, June 1, 1971 at 9:14 AMEndTuesday, June 1, 1971 at 11:25 AMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 256-011 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to request a connection with Alexander P. Butterfield. The brief exchange served as a logistical coordination to facilitate direct communication between the President and his deputy assistant. No further substantive policy matters were recorded during this brief administrative interaction.

Audio

9:40

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NARA Description

On June 1, 1971, 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 9:14 am and 11:25 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 256-011 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 256-11

Date: June 1, 1971
Time: Unknown between 9:14 am and 11:25 am
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator

     Request for Alexander P. Butterfield

Transcript (AI-generated)

No transcript is available yet for this conversation. The recording may contain no audible speech, or it may not have been processed.

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256-004 9:14 AM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:14 am and 11:25 am.
256-005 9:14 AM · 54 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:14 am and 11:25 am.
256-006 9:14 AM · 4 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 9:14 am and 11:25 am.
256-007 9:14 AM · 46 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:14 am and 11:25 am.
256-008 9:14 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:14 am and 11:25 am.
256-009 9:14 AM · 59 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:14 am and 11:25 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 256-011, June 1, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/256-011 (accessed November 11, 2026).