Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 466 › Conversation 466-008

Nixon & Butterfield on George P. Shultz and John B. Connally

Thursday, March 11, 1971 · 12:24 PM–12:26 PM ET · Oval Office ·15 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Butterfield, Alexander P.Conversation466-008 onTape 466 (tape position 03:09:00–03:09:15)StartThursday, March 11, 1971 at 12:24 PMEndThursday, March 11, 1971 at 12:26 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 466-008 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield to coordinate the logistics of his upcoming schedule, specifically regarding appointments with George P. Shultz and John B. Connally. The brief discussion focused on administrative management of these high-level meetings. No major policy decisions were reached during this short interaction.

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Well, you don't have to show stuff unless you're supposed to see it with the injection of your vestibular saccharin, which I'm going to show you.
What's that?
That's it.

NARA Description

On March 11, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:24 pm to 12:26 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 466-008 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 466-8

Date: March 11, 1971
Time: 12:24 pm - 12:26 pm

The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield

     President’s schedule
          -George P. Shultz
          -John B. Connally

Butterfield left at 12:26 pm

Also recorded on March 11, 1971

  • 466-006 11:04 AM · 33 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, John B. Connally, unknown person(s), and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:04 am and 12:19 pm.
  • 466-003 11:12 AM · 4 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:12 am.
  • 466-004 11:12 AM · 34 min — President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), John W. Byrnes, John D. Ehrlichman, Clark MacGregor, Peter M. Flanigan, Bryce N. Harlow, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:12 am to 11:42 am.
  • 466-005 11:42 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:42 am and 11:47 am.
  • 466-007 12:22 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Gerard C. Smith, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:22 pm to 12:24 pm.
  • 466-009 12:26 PM · 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John B. Connally, and George P. Shultz met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:26 pm to 12:44 pm.
  • 466-010 12:44 PM · 46 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:44 pm and 12:46 pm.
  • 466-011 12:46 PM · 40 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:46 pm and 12:48 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 466-008, March 11, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/466-008 (accessed September 18, 2026).