Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 509 › Conversation 509-003
Nixon, Butterfield & Bull on J. Edgar Hoover and John N. Mitchell
Thursday, June 3, 1971 · 9:49 AM–9:54 AM ET · Oval Office · 51 sec
AI Summary
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.
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NARA Description
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 Aid
Conversation No. 509-003
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 amAlso recorded on June 3, 1971
- 059-001 8:02 AM · 12 min — unknown person(s) met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 8:02 am and 10:04 am.
- 059-002 9:51 AM · 1 hr 33 min — President Richard M Nixon and police chiefs, staffers, and others, including John R. Shryock, George A. Murphy, Don R. Derning, Edmund I. Hockaday, Rocky Pomerance, Richard C. Clement, Ramon M. Nardini, Michael N. Canlis, James H. Young, Clarence M. Kelley, James B. Conlisk, Jr., Jerry V. Wilson, William E. Kirwan, Edmund L. McNamara, Wilson E. Speir, Edward M. Davis, Peter J. Pitchess, Joseph J. Caspar, Guy F. Van Cleave, Roman L. Hruska, Richard H. Poff, Emanuel Celler, J. Edgar Hoover, John N. Mitchell, Egil ("Bud") Krogh, Jr., White House photographer, and members of the press, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 9:51 am and 11:44 am.
- 509-004 9:54 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:54 am and 9:59 am.
- 509-005 9:59 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, J. Edgar Hoover, John N. Mitchell, Egil ("Bud") Krogh, Jr., and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:59 am to 10:04 am.
- 509-021 10:04 AM · 16 sec — Stephen B. Bull and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:04 am and 11:47 am.
- 509-006 11:47 AM · 18 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:47 am to 12:08 pm.
- 509-007 12:09 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Corrine Griffith, Roger E. Johnson, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:09 pm to 12:13 pm.
- 509-008 12:13 PM · 51 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:13 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 509-003, June 3, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/509-003 (accessed September 28, 2026).