Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 261 › Conversation 261-011

Nixon & Butterfield on Senator John Sherman Cooper and Social invitations

Tuesday, June 15, 1971 · 6:48 PM–6:49 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.Conversation261-011 on Tape 261 (tape position 00:11:23–00:12:46)StartTuesday, June 15, 1971 at 6:48 PMEndTuesday, June 15, 1971 at 6:49 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 261-011 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon directs Alexander P. Butterfield to contact Senator John Sherman Cooper regarding a social invitation for a woman named Katie. The President explicitly instructs Butterfield to ensure Cooper knows that the President was aware of the situation and that Katie is included in the invitation. This brief interaction serves as a routine coordination of White House social communications.

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Yeah, yeah.
Let's give Senator Cooper a call, if you would, and tell him that the person was very much likely to hit you.
He's getting a party for Katie.
Well, call Cooper and tell him Katie's invited and that he wanted to know that you were here.

NARA Description

On June 15, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:48 pm to 6:49 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 261-011 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 261-11

Date: June 15, 1971
Time: 6:48 pm - 6:49 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with Alexander P. Butterfield

[See Conversation No. 5-90]

Also recorded on June 15, 1971

  • 005-086 6:35 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell talked on the telephone from 6:35 pm to 6:38 pm.
  • 261-008 6:35 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:35 pm to 6:38 pm.
  • 005-087 6:38 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:38 pm and 6:44 pm.
  • 005-088 6:38 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:38 pm and 6:44 pm.
  • 261-009 6:38 PM · 16 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 6:38 pm and 6:44 pm.
  • 005-089 6:44 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers talked on the telephone from 6:44 pm to 6:47 pm.
  • 261-010 6:44 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:44 pm to 6:47 pm.
  • 005-090 6:48 PM · 56 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield talked on the telephone from 6:48 pm to 6:49 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 261-011, June 15, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/261-011 (accessed October 5, 2026).