Alexander P. Butterfield met with unidentified individuals in the Oval Office to discuss administrative or logistical matters. The brief encounter, lasting less than eight minutes, includes a segment that remains restricted under federal statute. Due to the absence of a transcript and the existence of a withdrawn segment, no further details regarding specific decisions or directives are available.
On May 7, 1971, Alexander P. Butterfield and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:48 am and 11:56 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 495-012 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 495-12 Date: May 7, 1971 Time: Unknown between 11:48 am and 11:56 am Location: Oval Office Alexander P. Butterfield met with an unknown person ********************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Previous PRMPA Federal Statute (A) withdrawal reviewed 12/18/2019. Segment will remain closed.] [Federal Statute] [495-012-w001] [Duration: 26s] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ********************************************************************** Butterfield and the unknown person left at an unknown time before 11:56 am.
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.