Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 258 › Conversation 258-001
Nixon & Butterfield on Administrative communication
Monday, June 14, 1971 · 1:44 PM–1:45 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 7 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield for a brief, one-minute administrative interaction in the Old Executive Office Building. While the transcript remains undefined, the brevity of the exchange suggests a routine scheduling matter or the relaying of a quick directive between the President and his Deputy Assistant. No significant policy decisions were recorded during this short encounter.
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NARA Description
On June 14, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:44 pm to 1:45 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 258-001 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 258-1
Date: June 14, 1971
Time: 1:44 pm - 1:45 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield
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[Previous archivists categorized this section as unintelligible. It has been rereviewed and
released 03/28/2019.]
[Unintelligible]
[258-001-w001]
[Duration: 7s]
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Butterfield left at 1:45 pmAlso recorded on June 14, 1971
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 258-001, June 14, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/258-001 (accessed October 12, 2026).