Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 451 › Conversation 451-011
Nixon & Butterfield on Oval Office
Thursday, February 18, 1971 · 1:10 PM–1:20 PM ET · Oval Office · 18 sec
An 18-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.
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On February 18, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:10 pm and 1:20 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 451-011 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 451-11
Date: February 18, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:10 pm and 1:20 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield
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Butterfield left at an unknown time before 1:20 pmTranscript (AI-generated)
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 451-011, February 18, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/451-011 (accessed November 2, 2026).