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Nixon & Butterfield on Oval Office

Tuesday, June 15, 1971 · 2:15 PM–2:16 PM ET · Oval Office · 5 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.Conversation520-013 on Tape 520 (tape position 03:18:50–03:19:04)StartTuesday, June 15, 1971 at 2:15 PMEndTuesday, June 15, 1971 at 2:16 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 520-013 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417177983 ↗

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NARA Description

On June 15, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:15 pm to 2:16 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 520-013 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 520-013

Conversation No. 520-013

Date: June 15, 1971
Time: 2:15 pm - 2:16 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield

     President’s schedule

Butterfield left at 2:16 pm

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Also recorded on June 15, 1971

  • 520-010 12:54 PM · 23 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:54 pm and 2:15 pm.
  • 521-001 1:15 PM · 6 sec — Stephen B. Bull and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:15 pm and 2:15 pm.
  • 521-003 2:15 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:15 pm and 2:19 pm.
  • 521-004 2:19 PM · 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:19 pm to 2:38 pm.
  • 521-005 2:39 PM · 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Anatoliy F. Dobrynin, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:39 pm to 2:58 pm.
  • 521-006 2:58 PM · 29 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:58 pm and 3:19 pm.
  • 521-007 3:19 PM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:19 pm to 3:31 pm.
  • 521-008 3:32 PM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Arthur K. Watson, and Col. Richard T. Kennedy met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:32 pm to 3:44 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 520-013, June 15, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417177983). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/520-013 (accessed November 4, 2026).