Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 281 › Conversation 281-041
Nixon & Butterfield on Administrative task
Thursday, October 21, 1971 · 2:30 PM–2:33 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 23 sec
AI Summary
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.
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Position in tape: 03:13:43 – 03:14:03
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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 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 Aid
Conversation 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.Also recorded on October 21, 1971
- 012-039 1:57 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 1:57 pm.
- 012-041 1:58 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:58 pm and 3:53 pm.
- 281-038 1:58 PM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:58 pm to 2:25 pm.
- 281-039 2:25 PM · 41 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 2:25 pm and 2:30 pm.
- 281-040 2:25 PM · 3 min — 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 2:25 pm and 2:30 pm.
- 281-042 2:33 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 2:33 pm and 3:53 pm.
- 281-043 2:33 PM · 1 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 2:33 pm and 3:53 pm.
- 281-044 2:33 PM · 17 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 2:33 pm and 3:53 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 281-041, 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/281-041 (accessed September 28, 2026).