President Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield in the Old Executive Office Building to discuss a specific item requiring the President's attention. The brief three-minute encounter focused on the presentation of this administrative or policy-related matter. No further developments were recorded following the delivery of the item before Butterfield departed.
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 2:30 pm to 2:33 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 281-041 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 281-41
Date: October 21, 1971
Time: 2:30 pm - 2:33 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.
Item for the President
Butterfield left at 2:33 pm.No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.