Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 288 › Conversation 288-022
Nixon & Butterfield on White House Taping System and Executive Office Building
Tuesday, October 12, 1971 · 11:20 AM–11:22 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 35 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield held a brief meeting in the Old Executive Office Building to conduct administrative business. Although the transcript is unavailable, the conversation was recorded as part of the White House taping system. The two men concluded their discussion and exited the office together after approximately two minutes.
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On October 12, 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 11:20 am and 11:22 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 288-022 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 288-22
Date: October 12, 1971
Time: Unknown between 11:20 am and 11:22 am
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.
Agreement
The President and Butterfield left at 11:22 am.Transcript (AI-generated)
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 288-022, October 12, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/288-022 (accessed November 1, 2026).