Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 467 › Conversation 467-012

Nixon & Butterfield on Whitney M. Young Jr. and Eulogy

Wednesday, March 17, 1971 · 9:01 AM–9:10 AM ET · Oval Office · 15 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.Conversation467-012 on Tape 467 (tape position 00:32:55–00:36:23)StartWednesday, March 17, 1971 at 9:01 AMEndWednesday, March 17, 1971 at 9:10 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 467-012 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417176115 ↗

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On March 17, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:01 am and 9:10 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 467-012 of the White House Tapes.

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Conversation No. 467-012

Date: March 17, 1971
Time: Unknown between 9:01 am and 9:10 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield

     Forthcoming press briefing
          -A draft of President’s eulogy for Whitney M. Young, Jr.
               -Possible release

Butterfield left at an unknown time before 9:10 am

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Three.
Yeah.
We have a meeting coming.
Third draft.
No, no, no.
Do you have anything?
No, I don't have anything.
A news draft.
Well, I'm just going to be off with it, so you can put it there and separate it.
Yes.

Also recorded on March 17, 1971

  • 467-013 9:01 AM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:01 am and 9:10 am.
  • 467-014 9:10 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Adm. Thomas H. Moorer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:10 am to 9:14 am.
  • 467-015 9:15 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:15 am to 9:16 am.
  • 467-016 9:16 AM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:16 am and 9:42 am.
  • 467-017 9:16 AM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:16 am and 9:42 am.
  • 467-018 9:16 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:16 am and 9:42 am.
  • 467-019 9:42 AM · 36 sec — Manolo Sanchez and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:42 am and 10:04 am.
  • 467-020 2:32 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:32 pm and 2:43 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 467-012, March 17, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417176115). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/467-012 (accessed November 2, 2026).