Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 458 › Conversation 458-003

Nixon & Butterfield on Oval Office and White House logistics

Thursday, February 25, 1971 · 3:28 PM–3:35 PM ET · Oval Office ·33 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Butterfield, Alexander P.Conversation458-003 onTape 458 (tape position 00:48:40–00:49:34)StartThursday, February 25, 1971 at 3:28 PMEndThursday, February 25, 1971 at 3:35 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 458-003 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Alexander Butterfield met to coordinate the logistics for an upcoming series of photo opportunities with visitors, including Thomas and Glenda Kleppe and Judge George Renercomb. The President provided specific instructions on the positioning of guests within the Oval Office to ensure the process remained efficient and brief. Nixon emphasized the need for a rapid turnover to minimize the duration of the sessions.

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You ready?
Yes, sir.
Okay.
We'll, uh, we'll bring in various people, introduce them to you.
Just put them all on that side of the room.
And then just have a slurring right here, sir.
You, Cleffy, Mrs. Cleffy, and Judge Reverend Cullen.
I want this over there.
You'd rather not have that picture?
I don't see a good picture.
All right, sir.
And this is just to be very fast.
No, I'm not too slow.

NARA Description

On February 25, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:28 pm to 3:35 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 458-003 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 458-003
Date: February 25, 1971
Time: 3:28 pm - 3:35 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield
The President’s schedule
-Thomas S. Kleppe
-Glenda L. (Gompf) Kleppe
-George Renercomb
-Picture taking
Butterfield left at 3:35 pm

Also recorded on February 25, 1971

  • 458-004 3:35 PM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon, George Renercomb, Thomas S. Kleppe, Glenda L. (Gompf) Kleppe, Jill Kleppe, Jane Kleppe, Gladys Anderson, Ruth Edick, Anthony G. Chase, Arthur H. Singer, Marshall J. Parker, Jack Eachon, Jr., Arthur McZier, Howard Russell, Einar Johnson, Wilfred J. Gavin, John A. Knebel, Loren J. Rivard, Raymond E. Stull, Milton R. Young, Patricia M. (Burne) Young, Robert J. Dole, Silvio O. Conte, Joseph L. ("Joe") Evins, Christine Gallagher, Lucey Sharp, Dorothy A. Kabis, Magnus Lutnass, Rogers C. B. Morton, Clark MacGregor, and Maurice H. Stans met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:35 pm to 3:46 pm.
  • 458-005 3:46 PM · 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, Felipe Herrera, Charls E. Walker, Henry J. Costanzo, and Ashley Hewitt met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:46 pm and 4:05 pm.
  • 458-006 4:05 PM · 37 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:05 pm and 4:07 pm.
  • 458-007 4:07 PM · 28 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Joe D. Waggonner, Jr., Juanita Morris Moody, John C. Whitaker, Richard K. Cook, White House photographer, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:07 pm to 4:34 pm.
  • 458-008 4:34 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Dwight L. Chapin met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:34 pm and 4:42 pm.
  • 458-009 4:42 PM · 23 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Milton C. Rose, Manolo Sanchez, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:42 pm to 5:05 pm.
  • 458-010 5:05 PM · 38 min — President Richard M. Nixon, David M. Kennedy, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., White House photographer, Nellie L. Yates, Marjorie P. Acker, and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:05 pm to 5:43 pm.
  • 458-011 5:44 PM · 45 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Alexander P. Butterfield, and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:44 pm to 6:30 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 458-003, February 25, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/458-003 (accessed September 18, 2026).