Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 456 › Conversation 456-014
Nixon, Butterfield & Bull on White House administration
Tuesday, February 23, 1971 · 2:09 PM–3:00 PM ET · Oval Office ·27 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield and Stephen B. Bull in the Oval Office to coordinate administrative logistics regarding presidential scheduling and document handling. The discussion focused on managing the President's immediate workflow and the disposal of specific materials. The participants reached an informal consensus on these logistical arrangements before concluding the brief meeting.
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NARA Description
On February 23, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:09 pm and 3:00 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 456-014 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 456-14
Date: February 23, 1971
Time: Unknown between 2:09 pm and 3:00 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with unknown people [Alexander P. Butterfield and Stephen B. Bull?]
Schedule
The unknown people [Butterfield and Bull?] left at an unknown time before 3:00 pmAlso recorded on February 23, 1971
- 048-002 1:03 PM — Unknown person(s) met in the Cabinet Room of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 1:03 pm on February 23, 1971 and 11:45 am on February 25, 1971.
- 456-012 1:05 PM · 52 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, John D. Ehrlichman, Charles W. Colson, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, Clark MacGregor, George P. Shultz, and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:05 pm to 2:09 pm.
- 456-013 2:09 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:09 pm and 3:00 pm.
- 456-015 2:09 PM · 2 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:09 pm and 3:00 pm.
- 456-016 3:00 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:00 pm to 3:05 pm.
- 456-017 3:05 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William L. Safire met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:05 pm to 3:08 pm.
- 456-018 3:08 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 3:08 pm and 3:22 pm.
- 456-019 3:08 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:08 pm and 3:22 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 456-014, February 23, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/456-014 (accessed September 18, 2026).