Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 292 › Conversation 292-031

Nixon & Butterfield on Executive office operations

Tuesday, October 19, 1971 · 6:30 PM–6:34 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.Conversation292-031 on Tape 292 (tape position 02:48:26–02:49:43)StartTuesday, October 19, 1971 at 6:30 PMEndTuesday, October 19, 1971 at 6:34 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 292-031 ↗

AI Summary

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.

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Position in tape: 02:48:26 – 02:49:43

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NARA Description

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 Aid

Conversation 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.

     Unknown man

Butterfield left at 6:34 pm.

Transcript (AI-generated)

No speech has been transcribed for this recording. An AI model that listened to the whole recording reported: The recording contains only background tape hiss, low hum, and occasional faint clicks or thuds, with no intelligible speech.

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  • 292-030 6:20 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 6:20 pm and 6:30 pm.
  • 292-032 6:34 PM · 42 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 6:34 pm and 6:45 pm.
  • 292-033 6:34 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 6:34 pm and 6:45 pm.
  • 292-034 6:34 PM · 53 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 6:34 pm and 6:45 pm.
  • 292-035 6:34 PM · 22 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 6:34 pm and 6:45 pm.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 292-031, October 19, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/292-031 (accessed November 13, 2026).