Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 261 › Conversation 261-029
Nixon & Butterfield on White House administration and souvenirs
Thursday, July 1, 1971 · 9:53 AM–2:11 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 3 min
AI Summary
President Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield discuss administrative logistics regarding the distribution of White House souvenirs, specifically paperweights and lighters, to staff or guests. The brief exchange focuses on the failure to properly deliver these items to the intended recipients during the morning schedule. Butterfield is tasked with ensuring these materials are promptly forwarded.
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Position in tape: 01:25:07 – 01:28:09
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NARA Description
On July 1, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:53 am and 2:11 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 261-029 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 261-29
Date: July 1, 1971
Time: Unknown between 9:53 am and 2:11 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with an unknown person [Alexander P. Butterfield?]
Stephen B. Bull
-Paper weights
-White House lightersAlso recorded on July 1, 1971
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- 006-077 9:53 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:53 am and 2:11 pm.
- 261-028 9:53 AM · 24 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 9:53 am and 2:11 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 261-029, July 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/261-029 (accessed October 5, 2026).