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Nixon & Butterfield on Document signature

Wednesday, March 17, 1971 · 3:44 PM–3:48 PM ET · Oval Office · 27 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.Conversation467-036 on Tape 467 (tape position 02:15:40–02:16:07)StartWednesday, March 17, 1971 at 3:44 PMEndWednesday, March 17, 1971 at 3:48 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 467-036 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417176163 ↗

A 27-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.

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NARA Description

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 3:44 pm and 3:48 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 467-036 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 467-036

Date: March 17, 1971
Time: Unknown between 3:44 pm and 3:48 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield

     Item(s) for President’s signature

Butterfield left at an unknown time before 3:48 pm

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  • 467-033 3:36 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:36 pm and 3:43 pm.
  • 467-035 3:43 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Edna (Thompson) Ellington met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:43 pm to 3:44 pm.
  • 467-037 3:44 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:44 pm and 3:48 pm.
  • 467-038 3:44 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:44 pm and 3:48 pm.
  • 467-039 3:48 PM · 54 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and LaMar Baker met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:48 pm to 3:49 pm.
  • 467-040 3:51 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William L. Safire met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:51 pm to 3:58 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 467-036, March 17, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417176163). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/467-036 (accessed November 2, 2026).