Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 452 › Conversation 452-001
Nixon & Butterfield on George Shultz and Paul McCracken
Friday, February 19, 1971 · 9:03 AM–9:05 AM ET · Oval Office · 21 sec
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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
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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 (NAID 417175887). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/452-001 (accessed November 2, 2026).