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

Nixon & Butterfield on Robert H. Finch and White House administration

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 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met briefly with Alexander P. Butterfield to coordinate the President's daily calendar and administrative logistics. The discussion focused specifically on the scheduling of a meeting with Robert H. Finch. This interaction served to finalize administrative arrangements for the President's upcoming appointments.

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NARA Description

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

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 · 46 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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Cite this conversation

Conversation 508-017, June 2, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/508-017 (accessed September 27, 2026).