Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 471 › Conversation 471-024

Nixon & Butterfield on Executive management

Wednesday, March 24, 1971 · 12:12 PM ET · Oval Office · 11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.Conversation471-024 on Tape 471 (tape position 02:53:23–02:53:45)StartWednesday, March 24, 1971 at 12:12 PMEndWednesday, March 24, 1971 at 12:12 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 471-024 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office to review the President’s upcoming daily schedule. The conversation focused on logistical planning and the coordination of executive commitments. No specific policy decisions or significant developments were recorded during this brief encounter before the two departed.

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Come on.

NARA Description

On March 24, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:12 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 471-024 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 471-24

Date: March 24, 1971
Time: 12:12 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield

     President’s schedule

The President and Butterfield left at 12:12 pm

Also recorded on March 24, 1971

  • 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.
  • 471-022 11:58 AM · 8 min — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:58 am and 12:10 pm.
  • 471-023 12:10 PM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:10 pm to 12:12 pm.
  • 471-025 12:12 PM · 58 sec — United States Secret Service agents and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 12:12 pm on March 24, 1971 and 8:30 am on March 25, 1971.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 471-024, 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/471-024 (accessed October 12, 2026).