Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 285 › Conversation 285-032
Nixon, Atkins & Butterfield on Newsweek and Public relations
Thursday, October 7, 1971 · 2:43 PM–2:47 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 2 min
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President Nixon met with Alexander Butterfield, Oliver Atkins, and Marjorie Acker to coordinate a photo opportunity intended for a Newsweek feature story. Nixon directed Atkins to capture candid images of him working on a speech to serve as the lead photograph for the upcoming press coverage. The brief meeting concluded once the necessary arrangements for the portrait session were finalized.
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NARA Description
On October 7, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, Oliver F. ("Ollie") Atkins, and Marjorie P. Acker met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:43 pm to 2:47 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 285-032 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 285-032
Date: October 7, 1971
Time: 2:43 pm - 2:47 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield and Oliver F. (“Ollie”) Atkins.
The President's schedule
-Ronald L. Ziegler
-Atkins
-Newsweek
Marjorie P. Acker entered at 2:44 pm.
Picture taking
Speech draft
Butterfield left at 2:45 pm.
Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542
Acker left at 2:46 pm.
Atkins left at 2:47 pm.Also recorded on October 7, 1971
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- 285-035 2:47 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 2:47 pm and 2:50 pm.
- 285-036 2:50 PM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:50 pm to 3:05 pm.
- 285-037 3:05 PM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:05 pm and 3:25 pm.
- 285-038 3:05 PM · 14 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 3:05 pm and 3:25 pm.
- 010-136 3:25 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and William L. Safire talked on the telephone from 3:25 pm to 3:32 pm.
- 285-039 3:25 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William L. Safire met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:25 pm to 3:32 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 285-032, October 7, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/285-032 (accessed October 6, 2026).