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.
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 AidConversation 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.No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.