Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 464 › Conversation 464-002

Nixon & Butterfield on Republican Congressional leadership

Tuesday, March 9, 1971 · 7:58 AM–7:59 AM ET · Oval Office ·2 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Butterfield, Alexander P.Conversation464-002 onTape 464 (tape position 00:00:00–00:33:52)StartTuesday, March 9, 1971 at 7:58 AMEndTuesday, March 9, 1971 at 7:59 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 464-002 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met to briefly review the President’s daily schedule and upcoming obligations. The discussion focused on coordinating meetings with Republican Congressional leadership, cabinet members George P. Shultz and Peter G. Peterson, and potential outreach to Daniel H. Kuykendall. The primary action items involved clarifying the timing and logistical arrangements for these various administrative appointments and communications.

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He's supposed to be at breakfast this morning, and he's going to come out of the area.
Between March and June.
He's in the breakfast pet session.
And then John .
So what do they want me to do?
Call them this morning?
I think there's 12.
And?
.
Yes, sir, you're .
These people are .
Probably right now.
See?
What does this mean?
It says .
It says by .

NARA Description

On March 9, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 7:58 am to 7:59 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 464-002 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 464-2

Date: March 9, 1971
Time: 7:58 am - 7:59 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield

     President’s schedule
          -Clark MacGregor
                -Conversation with Butterfield
          -Forthcoming call to Daniel H. Kuykendall
                -H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
                -John D. Ehrlichman
          -Forthcoming meeting with Republican Congressional leadership
          -Forthcoming meeting with George P. Shultz and Peter G. Peterson
                -Content
          -Possible forthcoming speech

Butterfield left at 7:59 am

Also recorded on March 9, 1971

  • 464-003 7:59 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Daniel H. Kuykendall met in the Oval Office of the White House from 7:59 am to 8:00 am.
  • 464-004 8:00 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:00 am to 8:05 am.
  • 050-001 8:05 AM — President Richard M. Nixon and Republican Congressional Leaders, including Clifford M. Hardin, Adm. Thomas H. Moorer, Hugh Scott, Robert P. Griffin, Margaret Chase Smith, Norris Cotton, Gordon L. Allott, Peter H. Dominick, Gerald R. Ford, Leslie C. Arends, John B. Anderson, Robert T. Stafford, Richard H. Poff, John J. Rhodes, Barber B. Conable, Jr., Robert C. ("Bob") Wilson, H. Allen Smith, Robert J. Dole, George P. Shultz, John D. Ehrlichman, Clark MacGregor, William E. Timmons, Herbert G. Klein, Kenneth E. BeLieu, Patrick J. Buchanan, Harry S. Dent, Ronald L. Ziegler, Bryce N. Harlow, John R. Price, Jr., and Edwin L. Harper, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House from 8:05 am to 9:43 am.
  • 050-002 9:43 AM — unknown person(s) met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 9:43 am and 3:06 pm.
  • 050-004 9:43 AM — a White House tour group met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 9:43 am and 3:06 pm.
  • 050-005 9:43 AM — unknown person(s) met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 9:43 am and 3:06 pm.
  • 050-006 9:43 AM — a White House tour group met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 9:43 am and 3:06 pm.
  • 464-005 9:58 AM · 37 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:58 am to 10:36 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 464-002, March 9, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/464-002 (accessed September 18, 2026).