Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 488 › Conversation 488-020
Butterfield on White House logistics and Oval Office operations
Tuesday, April 27, 1971 · 12:46 PM–1:10 PM ET · Oval Office · 20 sec
AI Summary
Alexander P. Butterfield met with an unidentified individual in the Oval Office to facilitate administrative coordination regarding the President’s location and schedule. The discussion specifically focused on logistical arrangements involving the President's whereabouts and a visit to the White House barber shop. No major policy decisions were recorded during this brief administrative briefing.
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NARA Description
On April 27, 1971, Alexander P. Butterfield and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:46 pm and 1:10 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 488-020 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 488-20
Date: April 27, 1971
Time: Unknown between 12:46 pm and 1:10 pm
Location: Oval Office
Alexander P. Butterfield and an unknown man met at an unknown time after 12:46 pm.
President's Location
-Schedule
-Unknown Activity
-Barber Shop
Butterfield and the unknown man left at an unknown time before 1:10 pm.Also recorded on April 27, 1971
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- 251-011 1:11 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:11 pm and 2:25 pm.
- 251-012 1:11 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:11 pm and 2:25 pm.
- 251-013 1:11 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:11 pm and 2:25 pm.
- 251-014 1:11 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:11 pm and 2:25 pm.
- 251-015 1:11 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:11 pm and 2:25 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 488-020, April 27, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/488-020 (accessed October 10, 2026).