Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 505 › Conversation 505-008

Nixon & Butterfield on Edward J. Kiernan and Executive Office Building

Wednesday, May 26, 1971 · 1:25 PM–1:26 PM ET · Oval Office ·48 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Butterfield, Alexander P.Conversation505-008 onTape 505 (tape position 02:50:20–02:51:08)StartWednesday, May 26, 1971 at 1:25 PMEndWednesday, May 26, 1971 at 1:26 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 505-008 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield held a brief meeting to coordinate the President's upcoming schedule. The primary focus of the discussion was a specific telephone call involving Edward J. Kiernan at the Executive Office Building. Butterfield prompted the President to review details regarding this communication, which concluded the short session.

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I said, there's a guy on a telephone call.
I said, you might want to look at that.
Just a minute.
I said, you might want to look at that.
I said, you might want to look at that.
I said, you might want to look at that.
I said, you might want to look at that.
I said, you might want to look at that.

NARA Description

On May 26, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:25 pm to 1:26 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 505-008 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 505-008

Date: May 26, 1971
Time: 1:25 pm - 1:26 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.

     President’s schedule

     Telephone call

     President's schedule

            -Executive Office Building [EOB]
            -Edward J. Kiernan call

Butterfield left at 1:26 pm.

Also recorded on May 26, 1971

  • 505-007 12:43 PM · 27 min — President Richard M. Nixon, David K. E. Bruce, Henry A. Kissinger, White House photographer, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:43 pm to 1:17 pm.
  • 505-010 1:22 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:22 pm and 1:37 pm.
  • 505-009 1:26 PM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:26 pm and 1:30 pm.
  • 003-129 1:30 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 1:30 pm.
  • 505-011 1:37 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:37 pm and 1:41 pm.
  • 505-012 1:37 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:37 pm and 1:41 pm.
  • 505-013 1:41 PM · 24 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:41 pm to 2:02 pm.
  • 253-009 2:10 PM · 2 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:10 pm and 2:17 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 505-008, May 26, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/505-008 (accessed September 18, 2026).