President Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield and Stephen B. Bull to coordinate logistical details regarding an upcoming evening meeting with FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover and Attorney General John N. Mitchell. The participants confirmed the 10:00 p.m. scheduling for the session and established the protocol for the officials' arrival. Nixon directed that Hoover and Mitchell enter together so he could join them at the start of the discussion.
On June 3, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:49 am to 9:54 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 509-003 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 509-3
Date: June 3, 1971
Time: 9:49 am - 9:54 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield
President’s schedule
Stephen B. Bull entered at an unknown time after 9:49 am
-Location of J. Edgar Hoover
-10:00 pm meeting with John N. Mitchell and Hoover
Bull and Butterfield left at 9:54 am
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Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/08)This transcript was generated automatically by AI and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite this transcript as authoritative. Consult the Finding Aid above for verified information.