Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 504 › Conversation 504-009

Nixon & Butterfield on William P. Rogers and Henry A. Kissinger

Thursday, May 27, 1971 · 2:32 PM–2:35 PM ET · Oval Office ·2 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Butterfield, Alexander P.Conversation504-009 onTape 504 (tape position 03:05:06–03:07:42)StartThursday, May 27, 1971 at 2:32 PMEndThursday, May 27, 1971 at 2:35 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 504-009 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met briefly to coordinate administrative logistics regarding upcoming meetings with William P. Rogers and Henry A. Kissinger. The discussion focused on scheduling these high-level briefings and managing internal communication protocols. Butterfield confirmed the status of necessary documentation, ensuring the President's agenda was prepared before departing.

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Mr. President, the practice is here.
Do you want to see him right now?
No, we haven't.
We're going to set the meeting up just as soon as this is here.
Uh, we won't.
He still doesn't get any more records.
Hey.
Hey.
Good night.

NARA Description

On May 27, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:32 pm to 2:35 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 504-009 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 504-9

Date: May 27, 1971
Time: 2:32 pm - 2:35 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.

     President's schedule
          -Meeting
                 -William P. Rogers
                 -Henry A. Kissinger

     Letter

Butterfield left at 2:35 pm.

Also recorded on May 27, 1971

  • 504-007 12:05 PM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:05 pm and 12:10 pm.
  • 504-008 12:10 PM · 45 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Henry A. Kissinger, Stephen B. Bull, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:10 pm to 1:00 pm.
  • 504-010 2:39 PM · 32 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:39 pm to 2:42 pm.
  • 504-011 2:42 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at 2:42 pm.
  • 504-012 2:42 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at 2:42 pm.
  • 504-013 2:42 PM · 1 hr 21 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, William P. Rogers, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:42 pm to 4:26 pm.
  • 504-014 4:26 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:26 pm and 4:28 pm.
  • 504-015 4:28 PM · 2 hr 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, Egil ("Bud") Krogh, Jr., John D. Ehrlichman, Frederic V. Malek, Elliot L. Richardson, unknown person(s), H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:28 pm to 6:38 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 504-009, May 27, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/504-009 (accessed September 18, 2026).