Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 512 › Conversation 512-006
Nixon & Butterfield on White House administration and Oval Office meetings
Friday, June 4, 1971 · 11:12 AM–11:13 AM ET · Oval Office · 6 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield in the Oval Office to address administrative matters related to the President's daily schedule. The brief one-minute exchange served to finalize arrangements or provide instructions regarding upcoming commitments. No substantive policy discussions occurred during this brief interaction.
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NARA Description
On June 4, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:12 am to 11:13 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 512-006 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 512-6
Date: June 4, 1971
Time: 11:12 am - 11:13 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield
Schedule
Butterfield left at 11:13 amAlso recorded on June 4, 1971
- 512-007 11:13 AM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:13 am.
- 004-026 11:14 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 11:14 am.
- 512-008 11:14 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:14 am.
- 512-009 11:17 AM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:17 am.
- 512-010 11:17 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:17 am to 11:18 am.
- 004-027 11:18 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Craig Homer talked on the telephone from 11:18 am to 11:20 am.
- 512-011 11:18 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Craig Hosmer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:18 am to 11:20 am.
- 512-012 11:20 AM · 43 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, Stephen B. Bull, and John O. Pastore met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:20 am to 12:09 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 512-006, June 4, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/512-006 (accessed October 18, 2026).