Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 273 › Conversation 273-052

Nixon & Butterfield on Economic Policy and Speechwriting

Sunday, August 15, 1971 · 7:36 PM–8:55 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Butterfield, Alexander P.Conversation273-052 onTape 273 (tape position 05:05:48–05:06:16)StartSunday, August 15, 1971 at 7:36 PMEndSunday, August 15, 1971 at 8:55 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 273-052 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met to refine a speech draft, likely pertaining to the administration's new economic policies announced on the same day. The discussion focused on articulating the rationale behind recent financial interventions and shifting international economic partnerships. The exchange emphasized the necessity of these measures to ensure global stability and frame the transition toward a new era of international cooperation.

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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5:05:48Er mwyn eu helpu i fynd ar eu ffyrdd, er mwyn sicrhau eu llawr, roedd Ysgog Cymru wedi darparu 143 miliwn o dollar yn cynnwys.
5:05:51Roedd hynny'n beth iawn i ni ei wneud.
5:05:54Heddiw, yn fawr gyda'n cymorth, maen nhw'n dechrau eu trafod, ac maen nhw wedi dod yn ein cydweithwyr gorau.
5:06:02Rydyn ni'n gobeithio eu llwyddiant, ond nawr y mae'r wladau eraill yn gyffredinol, mae'r amser wedi dod i'w gael eu rhannu, ac mae'r amser wedi dod i'w gael eu rhannu.
5:06:10Mae'r amser wedi dod i'w gael eu rhannu.
5:06:13Mae'r amser wedi dod i'w gael eu rhannu.
5:06:15Mae'r amser wedi dod i'w gael eu rhannu.

NARA Description

On August 15, 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 7:36 pm and 8:55 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 273-052 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 273-52

Date: August 15, 1971
Time: Unknown between 7:36 pm and 8:55 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with an unknown person [Alexander P. Butterfield?]

     Instructions
           -Speech draft [?]

The unknown person [Butterfield?] left at an unknown time before 8:55 pm.

Also recorded on August 15, 1971

  • 273-046 7:14 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William L. Safire met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 7:14 pm to 7:24 pm.
  • 273-047 7:24 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:24 pm and 7:34 pm.
  • 273-048 7:24 PM · 9 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 7:24 pm and 7:34 pm.
  • 273-049 7:34 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William L. Safire met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 7:34 pm to 7:36 pm.
  • 273-050 7:36 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:36 pm and 8:55 pm.
  • 273-051 7:36 PM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:36 pm and 8:55 pm.
  • 273-053 7:36 PM · 30 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 7:36 pm and 8:55 pm.
  • 273-054 7:36 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:36 pm and 8:55 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 273-052, August 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/273-052 (accessed September 18, 2026).