Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 451 › Conversation 451-020

Nixon & Butterfield on Public appearances and White House administration

Thursday, February 18, 1971 · 5:10 PM–5:14 PM ET · Oval Office ·34 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Butterfield, Alexander P.Conversation451-020 onTape 451 (tape position 04:30:56–04:32:22)StartThursday, February 18, 1971 at 5:10 PMEndThursday, February 18, 1971 at 5:14 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 451-020 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met to coordinate the President's upcoming schedule. The primary focus of the brief discussion was the preparation and planning for the dedication speech for the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. No major policy developments occurred, as the conversation remained strictly administrative regarding presidential appearances.

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NARA Description

On February 18, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:10 pm to 5:14 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 451-020 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 451-20

Date: February 18, 1971
Time: 5:10 pm - 5:14 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield

     Schedule
          -Dedication speech for [Thomas] Woodrow Wilson Center
               -Wilson

Butterfield left at 5:14 pm

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  • 451-021 5:14 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:14 pm and 5:25 pm.
  • 451-022 5:14 PM · 35 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:14 pm and 5:25 pm.
  • 451-023 6:16 PM · 21 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 6:16 pm to 6:37 pm.
  • 451-024 6:40 PM · 43 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 6:40 pm to 7:27 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 451-020, 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/451-020 (accessed September 18, 2026).