Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 503 › Conversation 503-007
Nixon & Butterfield on Senate and Legislative affairs
Friday, May 21, 1971 · 10:46 AM–10:47 AM ET · Oval Office · 15 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield for a brief discussion regarding a Senate request. The two men addressed the procedural or administrative handling of this legislative inquiry. No further substantive details regarding the nature of the request or specific action items were recorded during this brief interaction.
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NARA Description
On May 21, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:46 am to 10:47 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 503-007 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 503-7
Date: May 21, 1971
Time: 10:46 am - 10:47 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.
Senate
Request
Butterfield left at 10:47 am.Also recorded on May 21, 1971
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- 003-108 9:37 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William L. Safire talked on the telephone from 9:37 am to 9:40 am.
- 503-003 9:37 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William L. Safire met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:37 am to 9:40 am.
- 503-004 9:40 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:40 am to 9:46 am.
- 503-005 9:46 AM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:46 am and 9:53 am.
- 503-006 9:53 AM · 35 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, Henry A. Kissinger, Stephen B. Bull, Gerard C. Smith, Paul H. Nitze, Llewellyn E. ("Tommy") Thompson, Jr., Philip J. Farley, Alexander P. Butterfield, and William P. Rogers met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:53 am to 10:43 am.
- 503-008 10:47 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:47 am and 11:02 am.
- 503-009 11:29 AM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon, William P. Rogers, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:29 am and 11:41 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 503-007, May 21, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/503-007 (accessed October 12, 2026).