Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 281 › Conversation 281-027

Nixon & Butterfield on White House state dinners and Nobusuke Kishi

Thursday, October 21, 1971 · 12:36 PM–12:38 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.Conversation281-027 on Tape 281 (tape position 02:18:21–02:20:24)StartThursday, October 21, 1971 at 12:36 PMEndThursday, October 21, 1971 at 12:38 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 281-027 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield to finalize logistical arrangements for upcoming White House state dinners. The discussion focused on coordinating event details for visiting dignitaries, including Nobusuke Kishi and Josip Broz Tito, as well as planning associated entertainment. The President specifically requested that the White House Communications Agency record the dinner honoring Kishi.

  • White House state dinners
  • Nobusuke Kishi
  • Josip Broz Tito
  • event planning
  • White House Communications Agency

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2:18:21Mae'n ddiweddar.
2:18:21Mae'n y ffordd, ac mae'n gweithio.
2:18:22Mae'n gwybod beth sydd wedi ei gael.
2:18:25Yr un sydd wedi cael ei gael yn ystod y dydd.
2:18:30Ac mae wedi'i ddweud.
2:18:31Ac mae wedi cael.
2:18:35Rydych chi'n gwybod beth?
2:18:35Rwy'n meddwl ei bod wedi cael rhywbeth yn dod ymlaen ers hynny, chi'n gwybod?
2:18:38Rwy'n meddwl ei bod wedi cael rhywbeth yn dod ymlaen ers hynny, chi'n gwybod beth?
2:18:42Rwy'n meddwl ei bod wedi cael rhywbeth yn dod ymlaen ers hynny, chi'n gwybod beth?
2:18:48Rwy'n meddwl ei bod wedi cael rhywbeth yn dod ymlaen ers hynny, chi'n gwybod beth?
2:18:53Rwy'n meddwl ei bod wedi cael rhywbeth yn dod ymlaen ers hynny, chi'n gwybod beth?
2:18:57Rwy'n meddwl ei bod wedi cael rhywbeth yn dod ymlaen ers hynny, chi
2:19:02Dwi ddim wedi cael unrhyw beth, rwy'n gweld.
2:19:27Rydyn ni'n codi'r adnoddau hynny nawr.
2:19:29Mae'r ddau'n ddiweddaraf heddiw, ac mae'r ddau arall yn ddiweddaraf bob wythnos nawr.
2:19:33Rydyn ni'n codi'r adnoddau hynny nawr.
2:19:36Mae'n amlwg nad oedd yn barod yn ystod ystod y wythnos.
2:19:42Mae'n barod nawr.
2:19:42Mae'r adnoddau yn ddiweddaraf nawr.
2:19:46Mae'r adnoddau yn ddiweddaraf nawr.

NARA Description

On October 21, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:36 pm to 12:38 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 281-027 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 281-27

Date: October 21, 1971
Time: 12:36 pm - 12:38 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.

     The President's schedule
          -White House dinner for Nobusuke Kishi
                -Members of Japanese Delegation
                -Henry A. Kissinger
                -National Security Council [NSC]
                      -American interpreter
          -George McMahon
                -White House dinner arrangements
                      -Entertainment
          -Josip Broz Tito
                -White House dinner arrangements
          -Kishi dinner arrangements
                      -Recording by White House Communications Agency [WHCA]

Butterfield left at 12:38 pm

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  • 281-031 12:40 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:40 pm and 1:17 pm.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 281-027, October 21, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/281-027 (accessed October 12, 2026).