Conversation 451-020

TapeTape 451StartThursday, February 18, 1971 at 5:10 PMEndThursday, February 18, 1971 at 5:14 PMTape start time04:30:56Tape end time04:32:22ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Butterfield, Alexander P.Recording deviceOval Office

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.

Presidential schedulingWoodrow Wilson International Center for ScholarsPublic appearancesWhite House administration

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.

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

No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.