Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 256 › Conversation 256-022

Nixon & Butterfield

Tuesday, June 1, 1971 · 6:16 PM–6:17 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 27 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.Conversation256-022 on Tape 256 (tape position 00:36:03–00:36:27)StartTuesday, June 1, 1971 at 6:16 PMEndTuesday, June 1, 1971 at 6:17 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 256-022 ↗

A 27-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.

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Position in tape: 00:36:03 – 00:36:27

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NARA Description

On June 1, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:16 pm to 6:17 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 256-022 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 256-22

Date: June 1, 1971
Time: 6:16 pm - 6:17 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield

     President’s schedule

Butterfield left at 6:18 pm

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Also recorded on June 1, 1971

  • 004-002 4:19 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 4:19 pm to 4:21 pm.
  • 004-003 6:28 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 6:28 pm to 6:30 pm.
  • 004-004 6:28 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:28 pm and 8:30 pm.
  • 256-023 6:28 PM · 46 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:28 pm to 6:30 pm.
  • 256-024 6:28 PM · 47 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 6:28 pm and 8:30 pm.
  • 256-025 6:28 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:28 pm and 7:35 pm.
  • 256-026 6:28 PM · 2 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 6:28 pm and 7:35 pm.
  • 256-027 6:28 PM · 3 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 6:28 pm and 7:35 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 256-022, 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/256-022 (accessed November 2, 2026).