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Nixon & Butterfield on Administrative planning

Saturday, May 29, 1971 · 10:32 AM–10:48 AM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.Conversation507-006 on Tape 507 (tape position 01:32:25–01:34:48)StartSaturday, May 29, 1971 at 10:32 AMEndSaturday, May 29, 1971 at 10:48 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 507-006 ↗

President Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield in the Oval Office to review administrative matters regarding the President’s daily schedule. The brief discussion focused on logistical arrangements for upcoming appointments and presidential engagements. No major policy decisions were reached during this short logistical consultation.

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1:32:36Would you touch me with the collar, please?
1:32:37Silence.
1:32:37Silence.
1:32:37Silence.

On May 29, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:32 am and 10:48 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 507-006 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 507-6

Date: May 29, 1971
Time: Unknown between 10:32 am and 10:48 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with an unknown person [Alexander P. Butterfield?].

     The President's schedule [?]

The unknown person [Butterfield?] left at an unknown time before 10:48 am.
  • 507-001 8:13 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:13 am and 9:08 am.
  • 507-002 8:13 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:13 am and 9:08 am.
  • 507-003 8:13 AM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:13 am and 9:08 am.
  • 507-004 8:13 AM · 1 hr 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Henry A. Kissinger, Manolo Sanchez, White House operator, and Nelson A. Rockefeller met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:13 am and 10:32 am.
  • 003-190 9:08 AM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:08 am and 10:00 am.
  • 003-191 10:00 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Nelson A. Rockefeller talked on the telephone from 10:00 am to 10:06 am.
  • 507-005 10:32 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:32 am and 10:48 am.
  • 507-007 10:32 AM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:32 am and 10:48 am.

Conversation 507-006, May 29, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/507-006 (accessed September 26, 2026).