Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 298 › Conversation 298-036

Nixon & Butterfield on Lyndon B. Johnson and Blair House

Thursday, November 11, 1971 · 5:50 PM–6:11 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.Conversation298-036 on Tape 298 (tape position 03:39:45–03:41:19)StartThursday, November 11, 1971 at 5:50 PMEndThursday, November 11, 1971 at 6:11 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 298-036 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417185243 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield discussed logistical arrangements for a visit to Washington, D.C., by former President Lyndon B. Johnson. The conversation focused on the former President's stay at Blair House and planned engagements, including a briefing with Henry Kissinger. Nixon authorized the meeting with Kissinger to ensure the former administration remained informed on key policy issues.

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NARA Description

On November 11, 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 5:50 pm and 6:11 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 298-036 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 298-36

Date: November 11, 1971
Time: 5:50 pm - unknown before 6:11 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.

     The President's schedule
          -Lyndon B. and Claudia A. (Taylor) (“Lady Bird”) Johnson
               -Visit to Washington, DC
                      -Blair House
                      -Worship service
               -Henry A. Kissinger
                    -Briefing
          -Camp David
          -Telephone calls

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Well, President Johnson, you didn't know about that already.
Where in the hell is this?
I know I don't want to...
It's all right.
It's just anything.
No, I'm just telling you that he's coming in tomorrow.
They're going to reach Blair State at Blair House.
They're going to reach Blair State at Blair House.
I can't do him.
They're gonna write the date.
I think they just wrote all the letters.
He is?
Don Henry.
so that Henry could give him a call over and give him a little briefing.
That could be done because we know that they want to sort of lobby a campaign.
Fine.
Let Henry give him a little briefing.
Okay.

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  • 014-055 5:50 PM · 36 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:50 pm and 6:11 pm.
  • 014-056 5:50 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:50 pm and 6:11 pm.
  • 298-037 5:50 PM · 6 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 5:50 pm and 6:11 pm.
  • 298-038 5:50 PM · 39 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:50 pm and 6:11 pm.
  • 298-039 5:50 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:50 pm and 6:11 pm.
  • 298-040 5:50 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:50 pm and 6:11 pm.
  • 298-041 5:50 PM · 4 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 5:50 pm and 6:11 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 298-036, November 11, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417185243). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/298-036 (accessed November 14, 2026).