Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 512 › Conversation 512-021
Nixon & Butterfield on Homer Ferguson and PFIAB
Friday, June 4, 1971 · 3:10 PM–3:11 PM ET · Oval Office · 48 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met to coordinate the President’s upcoming schedule and administrative appointments. The discussion focused on managing the activities and potential interactions of Judge Homer Ferguson, including his involvement with the President’s Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board (PFIAB). They also touched upon scheduling considerations regarding Nelson A. Rockefeller.
- Presidential scheduling
- Homer Ferguson
- PFIAB
- Nelson Rockefeller
- White House administration
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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 at an unknown time between 3:10 pm and 3:11 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 512-021 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 512-21
Date: June 4, 1971
Time: Unknown between 3:10 pm and 3:11 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield
President’s schedule
-Judge Homer Ferguson
-President’s Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board [PFIAB]
-Nelson A. Rockefeller
Butterfield left at an unknown time before 3:11 pmAlso recorded on June 4, 1971
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- 512-020 3:10 PM · 38 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:10 pm and 3:11 pm.
- 512-022 3:10 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:10 pm and 3:11 pm.
- 512-023 3:10 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:10 pm and 3:11 pm.
- 004-034 3:11 PM · 49 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 3:11 pm to 3:12 pm.
- 512-024 3:11 PM · 56 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:11 pm to 3:12 pm.
- 512-025 3:14 PM · 20 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, Nelson A. Rockefeller, Henry A. Kissinger, Dwight L. Chapin, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:14 pm to 3:35 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 512-021, 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/512-021 (accessed October 12, 2026).