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Conversation 461-015

TapeTape 461StartTuesday, March 2, 1971 at 1:27 PMEndTuesday, March 2, 1971 at 1:35 PMTape start time02:39:35Tape end time02:43:43ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Butterfield, Alexander P.Recording deviceOval Office
AI Summary

President Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met to coordinate the President's upcoming schedule and administrative preparations. The discussion focused on logistical arrangements regarding meetings with astronauts, a visit to the National Aquarium, and the preparation of briefing materials for a presidential press conference. Butterfield also updated the President on coordination efforts with Ronald Ziegler and Patrick Buchanan regarding press deadlines.

Presidential schedulingPress conference briefingAlexander P. ButterfieldWhite House administrationMedia relations
AudioNARA Description

On March 2, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:27 pm and 1:35 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 461-015 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 461-15

Date: March 2, 1971
Time: 1:27 pm - unknown before 1:35 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield

     [Unintelligible]

     President’s schedule
          -Astronauts
          -National Aquarium
          -Butterfield’s telephone call to Ronald L. Ziegler
                -President’s press conference briefing material
                      -Patrick J. Buchanan
                      -Time
          -Executive Office Building

Butterfield left at an unknown time before 1:35 pm
Transcript (AI-Generated)

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I don't know what you're talking about.
I don't know what you're talking about.
I don't know what you're talking about.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
But I think that's what you call the, uh, no, you slip the press conference, uh, the, uh, you slip the deadline of the press conference.
So, uh,
7-3, 7-3, that gives me four more hours before I actually get to 7-3.
The last night is 6-3, before I need the press conference.
So I'm going to get to 7-3, and then I'm going to go over to the O.D.
8-8, I'm going to settle down to 3-3.
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