President Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield in the Old Executive Office Building for a brief four-minute administrative consultation. While the specific substance of the discussion remains undocumented due to the lack of a transcript, the meeting served as a direct exchange between the President and his Deputy Assistant regarding ongoing White House operational matters. This interaction underscores the frequent, short-duration communication required to manage executive office logistics during this period.
On October 19, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:30 pm to 6:34 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 292-031 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 292-31
Date: October 19, 1971
Time: 6:30 pm - 6:34 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.
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Butterfield left at 6:34 pm.No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.