Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 482 › Conversation 482-009
Nixon & Butterfield on Presidential administration and Document signing
Monday, April 19, 1971 · 9:52 AM–9:56 AM ET · Oval Office · 39 sec
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President Richard Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield in the Oval Office for a brief four-minute session. The primary purpose of the meeting was for the President to complete the signing of various administrative documents. No major policy discussions or significant political developments were recorded during this brief administrative encounter.
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NARA Description
On April 19, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:52 am to 9:56 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 482-009 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 482-9
Date: April 19, 1971
Time: 9:52 am - 9:56 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.
President signs unknown papers
Butterfield left at 9:56 am.Also recorded on April 19, 1971
- 482-008 9:03 AM · 40 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:03 am to 9:52 am.
- 482-010 9:58 AM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:58 am to 10:13 am.
- 482-011 1:30 PM · 30 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:30 pm to 2:40 pm.
- 482-012 2:04 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:04 pm and 2:25 pm.
- 482-013 2:04 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:04 pm and 2:25 pm.
- 482-014 2:25 PM · 55 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:25 pm to 2:32 pm.
- 482-015 2:32 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:32 pm and 2:50 pm.
- 482-016 2:32 PM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:32 pm and 3:03 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 482-009, April 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/482-009 (accessed October 3, 2026).