Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 501 › Conversation 501-023
Nixon, Butterfield & Bull on Charles McC. Mathias and Legislative process
Wednesday, May 19, 1971 · 3:45 PM–3:50 PM ET · Oval Office · 32 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with Alexander P. Butterfield and Stephen B. Bull regarding updates on the Charles McC. Mathias amendment and the progress of pending legislative votes. The President sought information on these developments to coordinate his upcoming schedule with Robert H. Finch and Donald H. Rumsfeld. The meeting concluded with Nixon tasking staff to secure information before his 5:00 pm deadline.
- Richard Nixon
- Alexander Butterfield
- Charles McC. Mathias
- Legislative process
- White House scheduling
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NARA Description
On May 19, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:45 pm and 3:50 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 501-023 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 501-23
Date: May 19, 1971
Time: Unknown between 3:45 pm and 3:50 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.
President's schedule
-Meeting with Robert H. Finch and Donald H. Rumsfeld
Charles McC. Mathias Amendment
Stephen B. Bull entered at an unknown time after 3:45 pm.
President’s schedule
-Meeting with Finch and Rumsfeld
-Time
Butterfield and Bull left at 3:50 pm.Also recorded on May 19, 1971
- 501-019 3:09 PM · 25 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, Gerard C. Smith, Gen. Royal B. Allison, Paul J. Nitze, Harold Brown, Llewellyn E. ("Tommy") Thompson, Jr., and Philip J. Farley met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:09 pm to 3:45 pm.
- 501-020 3:45 PM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:45 pm and 3:50 pm.
- 501-021 3:45 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:45 pm and 3:50 pm.
- 501-022 3:45 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:45 pm and 3:50 pm.
- 501-024 3:50 PM · 34 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, Alexander P. Butterfield, Ronald L. Ziegler, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Henry L. Bellmon, John G. Tower, Clifford M. Hardin, John C. Whitaker, Clark MacGregor, and Peter M. Flanigan met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:50 pm to 4:28 pm.
- 501-025 4:28 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:28 pm and 4:38 pm.
- 501-026 4:28 PM · 49 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:28 pm and 4:38 pm.
- 501-027 4:28 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:28 pm and 4:38 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 501-023, 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/501-023 (accessed October 9, 2026).