President Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield in the Oval Office to address routine administrative tasks. The primary purpose of the meeting was for the President to review and sign various official documents prepared by staff. No major policy discussions occurred during this brief interaction, which concluded with Butterfield departing shortly thereafter.
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 AidConversation 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 pmNo transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.