Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 470 › Conversation 470-009
Nixon & Butterfield on Oval Office operations and White House administration
Friday, March 19, 1971 · 12:15 PM–12:16 PM ET · Oval Office · 20 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield held a brief, informal meeting in the Oval Office to discuss the handling of an unspecified item. The exchange focused on the logistics of securing the object within a bag before Butterfield’s departure. No further policy or administrative developments were recorded during this brief interaction.
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NARA Description
On March 19, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:15 pm to 12:16 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 470-009 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 470-9
Date: March 19, 1971
Time: 12:15 pm - 12:16 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield
An unknown item
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Butterfield left at 12:16 pmAlso recorded on March 19, 1971
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 470-009, March 19, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/470-009 (accessed October 12, 2026).