Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 506 › Conversation 506-012
Nixon & Butterfield on Veterans
Friday, May 28, 1971 · 5:10 PM–5:12 PM ET · Oval Office · 7 sec
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On May 28, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:10 pm to 5:12 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 506-012 of the White House Tapes.
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Conversation No. 506-12
Date: May 28, 1971
Time: 5:10 pm - 5:12 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.
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Butterfield left at 5:12 pm.Transcript (AI-generated)
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- 003-185 6:50 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:50 pm and 8:11 pm.
- 506-014 6:50 PM · 2 min — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:50 pm and 11:59 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 506-012, May 28, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417177517). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/506-012 (accessed November 11, 2026).