President Nixon met briefly with Alexander P. Butterfield in the Oval Office to address logistical details regarding the President's daily schedule. The discussion was restricted to administrative coordination of upcoming appointments and obligations. No further substantive policy matters were recorded during this brief encounter.
On April 27, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 7:53 am to 7:54 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 488-009 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 488-9
Date: April 27, 1971
Time: 7:53 am - 7:54 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.
President's schedule
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Butterfield left at 7:54 am.No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.