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Butterfield on Voluntary Action Group and White House logistics

Tuesday, April 27, 1971 · 6:15 PM–6:19 PM ET · Oval Office ·37 sec

ParticipantsButterfield, Alexander P.;  [Unknown person(s)]Conversation488-026 onTape 488 (tape position 04:28:58–04:29:35)StartTuesday, April 27, 1971 at 6:15 PMEndTuesday, April 27, 1971 at 6:19 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 488-026 ↗

AI Summary

Alexander P. Butterfield met with an unidentified individual in the Oval Office to coordinate logistics for the President's upcoming schedule. The discussion focused on confirming the President’s location and preparations for an approaching reception honoring the Voluntary Action Group. The brief interaction concluded abruptly before a full briefing could be completed.

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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 6:15 pm and 6:19 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 488-026 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 488-26

Date: April 27, 1971
Time: Unknown between 6:15 pm and 6:19 pm
Location: Oval Office

Alexander P. Butterfield and an unknown man met at an unknown time after 6:15 pm

     President's schedule
           -President’s location
           -Upcoming reception for Voluntary Action Group

     Unknown Activity

The conversation was cut off at an unknown time before 6:19 pm.

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  • 002-049 5:24 PM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 5:24 pm to 5:25 pm.
  • 488-025 5:54 PM · 21 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, Edwin D. Etherington, Thomas R. Donnell, Jr., Albert L. Cole, Max M. Fisher, Henry Ford, II, Leonard H. Goldenson, Gustave Levy, Raymon H. Mulford, Frank Pace, Jr., Paul Sonnabend, W. Clement Stone, Lynn A. Townsend, and George L. Grassmuck met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:54 pm to 6:15 pm.
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  • 002-051 7:45 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:45 pm and 8:16 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 488-026, 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/488-026 (accessed September 18, 2026).