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Butterfield & Sanchez

Thursday, June 17, 1971 · 8:06 AM–9:48 AM ET · Oval Office · 29 sec

ParticipantsButterfield, Alexander P.; Sanchez, ManoloConversation524-002 on Tape 524 (tape position 00:12:08–00:14:10)StartThursday, June 17, 1971 at 8:06 AMEndThursday, June 17, 1971 at 9:48 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 524-002 ↗

AI Summary

Alexander P. Butterfield and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office to coordinate the President's morning schedule and logistical arrangements. The discussion focused on the timing of certain deliveries or appointments, with both men noting that the early arrival was intentional to ensure a positive outcome. The conversation concluded with the participants departing to finalize the day's agenda.

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Well, they delivered very early today, but I didn't have time to...
I think the judge delivered him especially early, because we agreed that it would be very positive.

NARA Description

On June 17, 1971, Alexander P. Butterfield and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:06 am and 9:48 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 524-002 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 524-2

Date: June 17, 1971
Time: Unknown between 8:06 am and 9:48 am
Location: Oval Office

Alexander P. Butterfield and Manolo Sanchez met.

     President's schedule
           -Morning meetings

Butterfield and Sanchez left at an unknown time before 9:48 am.

Also recorded on June 17, 1971

  • 062-001 7:55 AM · 1 hr 37 min — President Richard M. Nixon and bipartisan Congressional leaders, including Harrison A. Williams, Jr., Roman L. Hruska, George D. Aiken, Allen J. Ellender, Milton R. Young, Strom Thurmond, Warren G. ("Maggie") Magnuson, Carl B. Albert, [Thomas] Hale Boggs, Gerald R. Ford, Albert H. Quie, Emanuel Celler, Richard H. Poff, F. Edward Hébert, Leslie C. Arends, F. Edward Hébert, George H. Mahon, Olin E. ("Tiger") Teague, Paul G. Rogers, William L. Springer, Egil ("Bud") Krogh, Jr., William E. Timmons, John D. Ehrlichman, Jeffrey Donfeld, Ronald L. Ziegler, Herbert G. Klein, and Dr. Jerome H. Jaffe, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 7:55 am and 3:37 pm.
  • 524-001 7:55 AM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 7:55 am to 8:06 am.
  • 524-003 8:06 AM · 14 sec — Alexander P. Butterfield and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:06 am and 9:48 am.
  • 524-029 8:06 AM · 4 min — Manolo Sanchez, Alexander P. Butterfield, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:06 am and 9:48 am.
  • 062-002 9:48 AM · 1 hr 38 min — President Richard M. Nixon and members of the National Security Council, including Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, William P. Rogers, Melvin R. Laird, John B. Connally, Gen. George A. Lincoln, John N. Mitchell, David Packard, Richard M. Helms, Adm. Thomas H. Moorer, Gerard C. Smith, Philip J. Farley, John N. Irwin, II, Martin J. Hillenbrand, Henry A. Kissinger, Dr. K. Wayne Smith, Helmut ("Hal") Sonnenfeldt, and William Newton, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 9:48 am and 11:59 pm.
  • 524-004 9:48 AM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:48 am and 9:51 am.
  • 524-005 9:51 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:51 am and 9:52 am.
  • 524-006 9:52 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Dwight L. Chapin met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:52 am to 9:55 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 524-002, June 17, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/524-002 (accessed October 22, 2026).