Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 467 › Conversation 467-006

Nixon & Butterfield on Presidential administration and Executive documentation

Friday, March 12, 1971 · 8:45 AM ET · Oval Office ·6 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Butterfield, Alexander P.Conversation467-006 onTape 467 (tape position 00:15:47–00:16:26)StartFriday, March 12, 1971 at 8:45 AMEndFriday, March 12, 1971 at 8:45 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 467-006 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield in the Oval Office to review and process administrative documents requiring presidential authorization. The brief interaction served as a routine procedural session for signing official paperwork. The meeting concluded immediately upon the completion of these administrative duties.

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I've got four seconds, sir.
Okay.

NARA Description

On March 12, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at 8:45 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 467-006 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 467-6

Date: March 12, 1971
Time: 8:45 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield                    Conv. No. 467-5 (cont.)

     Items for President’s signature

Butterfield left at 8:45 am

Also recorded on March 12, 1971

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  • 467-004 8:19 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:19 am to 8:20 am.
  • 467-005 8:20 AM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), and John W. Vogt, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:20 am and 8:32 am.
  • 467-007 8:46 AM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:46 am to 8:47 am.
  • 467-008 8:47 AM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 8:47 am.
  • 467-009 8:48 AM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 8:48 am.
  • 467-010 8:48 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:48 am to 8:51 am.
  • 467-011 8:51 AM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:51 am to 9:01 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 467-006, March 12, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/467-006 (accessed September 18, 2026).