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Nixon & Butterfield on Mansfield Amendment and Congress
Tuesday, May 18, 1971 · 7:26 AM–7:55 AM ET · Oval Office · 10 sec
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On May 18, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:26 am and 7:55 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 500-001 of the White House Tapes.
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Conversation No. 500-1
Date: May 18, 1971
Time: 7:26 am - unknown before 7:55 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.
Michael J. (“Mike”) Mansfield amendment
-Developments in Congress
Butterfield left at an unknown time before 7:55 am.Transcript (AI-generated)
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- 500-006 7:58 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 7:58 am to 8:02 am.
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- 500-007 8:02 AM · 34 sec — Alexander P. Butterfield and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:02 am and 9:33 am.
- 003-058 9:33 AM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:33 am and 9:34 am.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 500-001, May 18, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417177237). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/500-001 (accessed November 12, 2026).