Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 452 › Conversation 452-006
Nixon & Butterfield on Open Door Hour and Ollie Atkins
Friday, February 19, 1971 · 12:41 PM–12:44 PM ET · Oval Office ·18 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield to coordinate the President's schedule during the upcoming Open Door Hour. The discussion centered on managing appointments and logistics for scheduled photography sessions with Oliver F. “Ollie” Atkins. No major policy decisions were reached, as the meeting served primarily for administrative briefing and routine calendar oversight.
- Presidential schedule
- Open Door Hour
- Ollie Atkins
- White House logistics
- Alexander Butterfield
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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 12:41 pm and 12:44 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 452-006 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 452-006 Date: February 19, 1971 Time: Unknown between 12:41 pm and 12:44 pm Location: Oval Office Page | 17 White House Tapes of the Nixon Administration, 1971-1973 Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542 The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield The President’s schedule -Forthcoming meetings during Open Door Hour -Photographs by Oliver F. (“Ollie”) Atkins Butterfield left at an unknown time before 12:44 pm
Also recorded on February 19, 1971
- 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.
- 452-018 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.
- 452-009 12:44 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Harriet Elam, Harriet Elam, Harry Elam, Clarence Elam, Dwight L. Chapin, 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.
- 452-010 12:44 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon, George Black, Jr., Evelyn Abrams, Delores McGee, Lawrence Smith, Robert J. Brown, Dr. John A. Hannah, Harvey J. Witherell, 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.
- 452-011 1:02 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:02 pm and 1:04 pm.
- 452-012 1:04 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Lionel Hampton, Harry Yeates, William Tipone, Henry C. Cashen, II, John Richardson, Jr., and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:04 pm to 1:08 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 452-006, 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/452-006 (accessed September 18, 2026).