President Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield held a brief administrative meeting to coordinate the President's upcoming schedule and review recent events. They touched upon Secretary of State William P. Rogers' previous phone call regarding a March 1 dinner and discussed Attorney General John N. Mitchell’s recent press conference. Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler was also noted in the context of managing these logistical and media-related items.
On March 2, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:25 am to 10:26 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 461-001 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 461-1
Date: March 2, 1971
Time: 10:25 am - 10:26 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield
[Unintelligible]
President’s schedule
-Ronald L. Ziegler
-William P. Rogers’ previous telephone call
-March 1, 1971 dinner
-John N. Mitchell’s press conference
Butterfield left at 10:26 amThis transcript was generated automatically by AI and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite this transcript as authoritative. Consult the Finding Aid above for verified information.