Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 460 › Conversation 460-001

Nixon & Butterfield on White House administration and Oval Office operations

Friday, February 26, 1971 · 10:26 AM–10:27 AM ET · Oval Office ·16 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Butterfield, Alexander P.Conversation460-001 onTape 460 (tape position 00:01:33–00:03:08)StartFriday, February 26, 1971 at 10:26 AMEndFriday, February 26, 1971 at 10:27 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 460-001 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held a brief, one-minute meeting with his Deputy Assistant, Alexander P. Butterfield, in the Oval Office. While the recording does not contain substantive dialogue or actionable directives, it documents a routine administrative interaction between the President and his aide. The meeting concluded immediately, leaving no significant policy decisions or developments on the record.

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NARA Description

On February 26, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:26 am to 10:27 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 460-001 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 460-1
Date: February 26, 1971
Time: 10:26 am - 10:27 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield

Butterfield left at 10:27 am

Also recorded on February 26, 1971

  • 459-001 9:18 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:18 am and 9:35 am.
  • 460-002 10:29 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:29 am to 10:36 am.
  • 460-003 10:36 AM · 46 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:36 am and 10:40 am.
  • 460-004 10:40 AM · 10 min — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:40 am and 12:35 pm.
  • 460-005 12:35 PM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Melvin R. Laird, Adm. Thomas H. Moorer, Henry A. Kissinger, and Nigel Henderson met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:35 pm to 12:48 pm.
  • 460-006 12:48 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Patricia R. Hitt, Robert E. Hampton, Barbara B. Gunderson, Jeanne Wilson Davis, Florence Johnson Hicks, Juanita Morris Moody, Essie Davis Morgan, Rita M. Rapp, Joan Raup Rosenblatt, and George T. Bell met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:48 pm to 12:54 pm.
  • 460-007 12:54 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:54 pm.
  • 460-008 12:54 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, Francis E. White, Frederick C. Wieting, Bonnie Cook, Dennis Conley, Mrs. Dennis Conley, Eva M. Johnson, and George T. Bell met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:54 pm to 1:00 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 460-001, February 26, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/460-001 (accessed September 18, 2026).