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Nixon & Butterfield on Oval Office and Personnel

Wednesday, June 9, 1971 · 12:03 PM–12:04 PM ET · Oval Office · 33 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.Conversation515-001 on Tape 515 (tape position 00:00:33–00:01:34)StartWednesday, June 9, 1971 at 12:03 PMEndWednesday, June 9, 1971 at 12:04 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 515-001 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield held a brief, one-minute meeting in the Oval Office. The participants discussed an unidentified female individual, noting her unique status. No further context or significant policy decisions were documented during this short exchange.

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She's the only one.

NARA Description

On June 9, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:03 pm to 12:04 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 515-001 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 515-1

Date: June 9, 1971
Time: 12:03 pm - 12:04 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield

     Photograph session for the Vincent T. (“Vince”) Lombardi Field House funding raising
          campaign
          -Attendance
               -Marie Lombardi

Butterfield left at 12:04 pm

Also recorded on June 9, 1971

  • 004-087 10:35 AM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:35 am and 10:38 am.
  • 004-088 10:38 AM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield talked on the telephone from 10:38 am to 10:39 am.
  • 004-089 10:39 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:39 am and 12:28 pm.
  • 515-002 12:06 PM · 21 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Marie Lombardi, Felix E. Larkin, John A. ("Jack") Mulcahy, Wellington T. Mara, Joseph M. McCrane, John A. Volpe, John N. Mitchell, William J. Casey, Silvio O. Conte, John J. Breslin, Jr., Gene Leone, Peter C. Brown, William H. Sullivan, Peter Carlesimo, Michael P. Walsh, Andrew Jackson, Francis C. Mackin, Phil David Fine, Zenon C. R. Hansen, Robert Levitas, Carroll D. Rosenbloom, John J. Ryan, and Henry C. Cashen, II met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:06 pm to 12:24 pm.
  • 004-090 12:28 PM · 28 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 12:28 pm to 12:29 pm.
  • 515-003 12:28 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:28 pm to 12:30 pm.
  • 515-004 12:30 PM · 35 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Anthony T. ("Tony") Rossi, Acheille Mongelli, White House operator, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:30 pm to 1:05 pm.
  • 515-005 1:05 PM · 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:05 pm to 1:27 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 515-001, June 9, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/515-001 (accessed October 12, 2026).