Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 508 › Conversation 508-017

Nixon & Butterfield on Robert H. Finch

Wednesday, June 2, 1971 · 12:24 PM–12:26 PM ET · Oval Office · 20 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.Conversation508-017 on Tape 508 (tape position 02:42:11–02:42:30)StartWednesday, June 2, 1971 at 12:24 PMEndWednesday, June 2, 1971 at 12:26 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 508-017 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417177659 ↗

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On June 2, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:24 pm to 12:26 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 508-017 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 508-017

Date: June 2, 1971
Time: 12:24 pm - 12:26 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield

     President’s schedule
           -Robert H. Finch

Butterfield left at an unknown time before 12:26 pm

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Also recorded on June 2, 1971

508-013 9:45 AM · 2 hr 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Rose Mary Woods, Henry A. Kissinger, Stephen B. Bull, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:45 am to 12:04 pm.
508-014 12:04 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon, William J. Hopkins, Mrs. William J. Hopkins, John N. Castell, and Mrs. John N. Castell met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:04 pm and 12:12 pm.
508-015 12:19 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 12:19 pm and 12:24 pm.
508-016 12:19 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 12:19 pm and 12:24 pm.
508-018 12:26 PM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:26 pm.
508-019 12:26 PM · 1 hr 39 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Robert H. Finch, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:26 pm to 2:25 pm.
510-001 2:25 PM · 49 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:25 pm to 3:15 pm.
510-002 3:15 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:15 pm to 3:16 pm.

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Nixon phone call with Butterfield on Cabinet members and Press conference April 29, 1971 · 1 min
Nixon phone call with Butterfield on State dinner and Diplomatic Corps April 6, 1971 · 1 min
Nixon & Butterfield on Senator John Sherman Cooper and Social invitations June 15, 1971 · 1 min
Nixon & Butterfield on souvenirs July 1, 1971 · 3 min
Nixon, Haldeman & Butterfield on Nobusuke Kishi and Guest list management October 20, 1971 · 5 min

Cite this conversation

Conversation 508-017, June 2, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417177659). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/508-017 (accessed November 12, 2026).