Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 299 › Conversation 299-016
Nixon & Butterfield on Melvin R. Laird and White House scheduling
Wednesday, November 10, 1971 · 3:10 PM–3:16 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 40 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield in the Old Executive Office Building to discuss the schedule of Secretary of Defense Melvin R. Laird. The brief exchange focused on administrative logistics regarding Laird's availability. No major policy decisions were recorded during the short interaction.
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NARA Description
On November 10, 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 3:10 pm and 3:16 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 299-016 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 299-16
Date: November 10, 1971
Time: Unknown between 3:10 pm and 3:16 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.
Melvin R. Laird's schedule
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Butterfield man left at an unknown time before 3:16 pm.Also recorded on November 10, 1971
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- 014-019 3:09 PM · 58 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Richard J. Daley talked on the telephone from 3:09 pm to 3:10 pm.
- 014-020 3:16 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:16 pm.
- 014-021 3:16 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:16 pm and 3:25 pm.
- 299-017 3:16 PM · 56 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 3:16 pm.
- 299-018 3:16 PM · 38 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:16 pm and 3:25 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 299-016, November 10, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/299-016 (accessed September 30, 2026).