Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 267 › Conversation 267-002
Nixon & Butterfield on George P. Shultz and Railroad labor relations
Friday, July 30, 1971 · 9:08 AM–9:10 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 2 min
AI Summary
President Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met to coordinate the President's upcoming schedule and manage communications with George P. Shultz. The discussion focused on logistical arrangements for Shultz's meeting with railroad officials and the potential need for a follow-up telephone briefing. Nixon deliberated on whether a direct meeting with Shultz was necessary or if a telephonic update would suffice, ultimately questioning the utility of a formal sit-down.
- Presidential scheduling
- George P. Shultz
- Railroad labor relations
- White House logistics
- Executive communication
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NARA Description
On July 30, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:08 am to 9:10 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 267-002 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 267-002
Date: July 30, 1971
Time: 9:08 am - 9:10 am
Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542
Location: Old Executive Office Building
The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.
The President's schedule
-George P. Shultz
-Meeting with railroad officials
-Telephone call from Shultz
Butterfield left at 9:10 am.Also recorded on July 30, 1971
- 267-003 9:10 AM · 3 sec — 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 9:10 am and 9:13 am.
- 007-036 9:13 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz talked on the telephone from 9:13 am to 9:15 am.
- 267-004 9:13 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:13 am to 9:15 am.
- 007-037 9:15 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:15 am and 10:27 am.
- 267-005 9:15 AM · 19 sec — 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 9:15 am and 9:35 am.
- 067-001 9:37 AM · 18 min — President Richard M. Nixon and representatives from the United Transportation Union and railroad management, including Stephen Ailes, John P. ("Jack") Hiltz, Charles Luna, George P. Shultz, James D. Hodgson, John A. Volpe, Gen. George A. Lincoln, Willie J. Usery, Jr., Arnold R. Weber, Paul W. McCracken, and Ronald L. Ziegler, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 9:37 am and 10:23 am.
- 067-002 9:54 AM · 2 min — a White House tour group met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 9:54 am and 10:10 am.
- 067-003 9:54 AM · 3 min — a White House tour group met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 9:54 am and 10:10 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 267-002, July 30, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/267-002 (accessed October 9, 2026).