Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 300 › Conversation 300-035

Nixon & Butterfield on Office management and White House administration

Tuesday, November 9, 1971 · 3:04 PM–3:06 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.Conversation300-035 on Tape 300 (tape position 02:08:40–02:10:10)StartTuesday, November 9, 1971 at 3:04 PMEndTuesday, November 9, 1971 at 3:06 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 300-035 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield in the Old Executive Office Building to discuss the physical placement of unspecified materials. The brief two-minute conversation focused on logistical arrangements regarding these items. No further details were recorded regarding the nature of the materials or any subsequent administrative actions.

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NARA Description

On November 9, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:04 pm to 3:06 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 300-035 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 300-035

Date: November 9, 1971
Time: 3:04 pm - 3:06 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.

      Unknown material
          -Placement

Butterfield left at 3:06 pm.

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  • 300-033 1:50 PM · 2 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 1:50 pm and 2:29 pm.
  • 300-034 2:29 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John A. Knebel met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:29 pm and 3:04 pm.
  • 300-036 3:06 PM · 3 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 3:06 pm and 4:24 pm.
  • 300-037 3:06 PM · 15 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 3:06 pm and 4:24 pm.
  • 300-038 3:06 PM · 16 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 3:06 pm and 4:24 pm.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 300-035, November 9, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/300-035 (accessed September 30, 2026).