Conversation 512-021

TapeTape 512StartFriday, June 4, 1971 at 3:10 PMEndFriday, June 4, 1971 at 3:11 PMTape start time03:49:34Tape end time03:50:21ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Butterfield, Alexander P.Recording deviceOval Office

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 schedulingHomer FergusonPFIABNelson RockefellerWhite House administration

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.

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 pm

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Mr. President, Judge Romer Ferguson has been trying to treat us quite a bit.
He just says it's... Mr. President, he's very honest.
There's not any reason for this.
The first time I was just before your restaurant, he was eating a co-op.
Well, I tried to rebuke him.
I'm sorry about this.
I'm sorry about this death.
It's quite true.
It's quite true.
He just wouldn't allow it.
He's not upset.
Well, after...
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