Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 272 › Conversation 272-006
Nixon & Butterfield on White House administration
Monday, August 9, 1971 · 2:01 PM–2:02 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 14 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met briefly with Alexander P. Butterfield in the Old Executive Office Building to review the President's schedule. This short interaction served as a logistical check-in regarding upcoming appointments and administrative planning. No substantive policy matters or major decisions were recorded during this brief encounter.
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NARA Description
On August 9, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:01 pm to 2:02 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 272-006 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 272-006 Date: August 9, 1971 Time: 2:01 pm - 2:02 pm Location: Executive Office Building Alexander P. Butterfield talked with the President. President's schedule
Also recorded on August 9, 1971
- 272-001 12:55 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:55 pm and 1:48 pm.
- 272-002 12:55 PM · 1 min — 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 12:55 pm and 1:48 pm.
- 272-004 1:48 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon, George P. Shultz, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:48 pm to 1:58 pm.
- 272-005 1:58 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:58 pm and 2:01 pm.
- 272-007 2:02 PM · 40 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:02 pm and 2:15 pm.
- 272-008 2:02 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:02 pm and 2:15 pm.
- 272-009 2:15 PM · 44 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, John B. Connally, Manolo Sanchez, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:15 pm to 2:55 pm.
- 558-001 2:58 PM · 38 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, Rose Mary Woods, Thomas B. Evans, Franklyn C. ("Lyn") Nofziger, Edward S. DeBolt, Barry F. Mountain, Harry S. Dent, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:58 pm to 3:36 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 272-006, August 9, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/272-006 (accessed October 23, 2026).