Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 452 › Conversation 452-001

Nixon & Butterfield on White House administration and George Shultz

Friday, February 19, 1971 · 9:03 AM–9:05 AM ET · Oval Office ·21 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Butterfield, Alexander P.Conversation452-001 onTape 452 (tape position 00:01:10–00:01:30)StartFriday, February 19, 1971 at 9:03 AMEndFriday, February 19, 1971 at 9:05 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 452-001 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield to review and finalize the President's upcoming daily schedule. The discussion centered on coordinating specific appointments with key administration officials, including George P. Shultz, Paul W. McCracken, and Peter G. Peterson. No major policy decisions were recorded during this brief administrative briefing.

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NARA Description

On February 19, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:03 am and 9:05 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 452-001 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 452-001
Date: February 19, 1971
Time: Unknown between 9:03 am and 9:05 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield
The President’s schedule
-George P. Shultz
-Paul W. McCracken
-Peter G. Peterson
Butterfield left at an unknown time before 9:05 am

Also recorded on February 19, 1971

  • 452-002 9:05 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:05 am to 9:06 am.
  • 452-003 9:30 AM · 36 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:30 am to 10:06 am.
  • 452-004 10:07 AM · 1 hr 41 min — President Richard M. Nixon, George P. Shultz, Paul W. McCracken, Peter G. Peterson, Hedley W. Donovan, Robert Lubar, Daniel Seligman, William Bowen, Gilbert Burck, Lawrence Mayer, Louis Banks, White House photographer, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:07 am to 10:48 am.
  • 452-005 12:41 PM · 53 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:41 pm and 12:44 pm.
  • 452-006 12:41 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:41 pm and 12:44 pm.
  • 452-018 12:41 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:41 pm and 12:44 pm.
  • 452-007 12:44 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Leah McReynolds, William E. Casselman, II, David N. Parker, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:44 pm and 1:02 pm.
  • 452-008 12:44 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John R. Brown, III, Mrs. John R. Brown, III, Alexander P. Butterfield, David N. Parker, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:44 pm and 1:02 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 452-001, February 19, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/452-001 (accessed September 18, 2026).