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Nixon & Butterfield on John A. Scali and White House administration

Wednesday, March 24, 1971 · 11:37 AM ET · Oval Office · 52 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.Conversation471-014 on Tape 471 (tape position 02:23:33–02:24:45)StartWednesday, March 24, 1971 at 11:37 AMEndWednesday, March 24, 1971 at 11:37 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 471-014 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield to review the President’s upcoming schedule and administrative priorities. The discussion focused on coordinating a meeting with John A. Scali and arranging the logistics for a forthcoming signing ceremony. The brief interaction concluded with the finalization of these immediate ceremonial and professional engagements.

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NARA Description

On March 24, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:37 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 471-014 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 471-14

Date: March 24, 1971
Time: 11:37 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield

     President’s schedule
          -John A. Scali
          -Signing ceremony

Butterfield left at 11:37 am

Also recorded on March 24, 1971

  • 471-013 11:26 AM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Joseph H. Blatchford, Carol M. Khosrovi, George P. Shultz, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:26 am to 11:37 am.
  • 471-015 11:38 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, Aldo Massarini, Paul Moniez, Jacques Bullet, Kenneth G. Wickham, Earl E. Anderson, Maocyr Paiva, Willi Rieke, Jae Chul Lee, William G. McNamara, Raoul Mollet, James D. ("Don") Hughes, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:38 am to 11:43 am.
  • 471-016 11:44 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, Harvey Firestone, Emmett O'Donnell, George T. Bell, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:44 am to 11:50 am.
  • 471-017 11:50 AM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:50 am to 11:51 am.
  • 471-018 11:51 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Craig S. Campbell, Charles R. Larson, James D. ("Don") Hughes, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:51 am to 11:54 am.
  • 471-019 11:54 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:54 am and 11:58 am.
  • 471-020 11:54 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 11:54 am and 11:58 am.
  • 471-021 11:54 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Gerald R. Ford met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:54 am and 11:58 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 471-014, March 24, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/471-014 (accessed October 12, 2026).