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Nixon & Butterfield on SALT and Strategic Arms Limitation Talks

Wednesday, May 19, 1971 · 12:00 PM–12:02 PM ET · Oval Office · 15 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.Conversation501-009 on Tape 501 (tape position 01:30:03–01:31:07)StartWednesday, May 19, 1971 at 12:00 PMEndWednesday, May 19, 1971 at 12:02 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 501-009 ↗

AI Summary

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.

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NARA Description

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 Aid

Conversation 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.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 501-009, May 19, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/501-009 (accessed October 12, 2026).