President Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield to review and coordinate the President's upcoming schedule. The primary focus of the brief discussion was the logistics regarding Nixon's planned meetings with the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) delegation. No major policy decisions were reached during this short administrative consultation.
On May 19, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:00 pm to 12:02 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 501-009 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 501-9
Date: May 19, 1971
Time: 12:00 pm - 12:02 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.
[Unintelligible]
President's schedule
-Meetings with Strategic Arms Limitation Talks [SALT] delegation
Butterfield left at 12:02 pm.This transcript was generated automatically by AI and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite this transcript as authoritative. Consult the Finding Aid above for verified information.