Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 513 › Conversation 513-002
Nixon, Butterfield & Bull on White House tours and public relations
Monday, June 7, 1971 · 3:20 PM–3:23 PM ET · Oval Office · 57 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with Alexander P. Butterfield and Stephen B. Bull regarding the logistics of an upcoming appearance before a group of visitors. The discussion focused on coordinating the President's brief two-minute remarks with the scheduled tour of the White House. Rose Mary Woods also joined the brief meeting, which centered on ensuring the group could efficiently transition from the President's address to their tour.
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NARA Description
On June 7, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, Stephen B. Bull, and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:20 pm to 3:23 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 513-002 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 513-2
Date: June 7, 1971
Time: 3:20 pm - 3:23 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield and Stephen B. Bull
President’s schedule
-Tour for visitors
Rose Mary Woods entered at an unknown time after 3:20 pm
-Thelma C. (Ryan) (“Pat”) Nixon
Woods left at an unknown time before 3:23 pm
-Unknown man
Butterfield and Bull left at 3:23 pmAlso recorded on June 7, 1971
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- 255-021 3:09 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:09 pm and 3:20 pm.
- 004-063 3:23 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:23 pm.
- 004-064 3:23 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:23 pm and 5:21 pm.
- 513-003 3:23 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 3:23 pm.
- 513-004 3:23 PM · 1 hr 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, Peter G. Peterson, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:23 pm to 4:10 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 513-002, June 7, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/513-002 (accessed October 12, 2026).