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Conversation 261-033

TapeTape 261StartThursday, July 1, 1971 at 3:18 PMEndThursday, July 1, 1971 at 3:22 PMTape start time01:40:42Tape end time01:56:40ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Butterfield, Alexander P.Recording deviceOld Executive Office Building
AI Summary

President Nixon and Alexander Butterfield met to finalize logistical arrangements for an upcoming luncheon honoring Consuelo Velasco Alvarado. They discussed the specific sequence of remarks, including the decision to have the ambassador respond rather than the guest of honor. Additionally, Nixon provided explicit instructions regarding the seating protocol for the luncheon to ensure the ambassador was appropriately placed next to First Lady Pat Nixon.

Presidential schedulingLuncheon planningWhite House protocolSeating arrangementsConsuelo Velasco Alvarado
AudioNARA 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 from 3:18 pm to 3:22 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 261-033 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 261-33

Date: July 1, 1971
Time: 3:18 pm - 3:22 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield

     President’s schedule
          -Luncheon for Consuelo Velasco Alvarado on July 2, 1971
                -Press
                -Remarks at luncheon
                -Thelma C. (Ryan) (“Pat”) Nixon

                 -Seating arrangements
                 -Remarks

Butterfield left at 3:22 pm
Transcript (AI-Generated)

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It's all right when it's pressed.
You know what I mean?
Well, how would you have it with that?
You know, this is a movement of the ocean.
That's the end of the movement here.
It's right here.
You see the heart?
You see the heart?
Just say that this is the throat of a hermit's eye.
And if you want to see the other lobe, hold it on your hand.
Perfectly all right.
Jazz it up a little that way.
Yeah, go ahead.
You don't make sense of the remarks at the end, and she would probably respond.
No, I think I'm going to have the ambassador respond.
The ambassador, I want him to be, I should think that he should be in the group that comes up, but in the seating, I want him seated.
That she doesn't have a husband, but him as the person seated next to Mrs. Nixon.
You see, do you understand?
Yes, sir.
To have him the man, or Mrs. Healy, Mrs. .
Right.
Here's the actual remarks in 69, the suggested remarks in 69, and then everything else.
I don't know.
I just really need the .
That's 12, thank you.
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