Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 515 › Conversation 515-003
Nixon & Butterfield on Oval Office and Personal affairs
Wednesday, June 9, 1971 · 12:28 PM–12:30 PM ET · Oval Office · 19 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield to coordinate a meeting with his tailors. They decided that the tailors should be brought directly into the Oval Office for the appointment. The brief discussion focused exclusively on the logistics and venue of this personal scheduling matter.
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NARA Description
On June 9, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:28 pm to 12:30 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 515-003 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 515-3
Date: June 9, 1971
Time: 12:28 pm - 12:30 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield
Schedule
-Tailors
Butterfield left at 12:30 pmAlso recorded on June 9, 1971
- 515-001 12:03 PM · 33 sec — 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.
- 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.
- 515-004 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.
- 004-091 1:31 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 1:31 pm to 1:32 pm.
- 255-034 1:31 PM · 59 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:31 pm to 1:32 pm.
- 004-092 1:32 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:32 pm and 2:53 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 515-003, 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/515-003 (accessed October 12, 2026).