Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 524 › Conversation 524-029
Sanchez & Butterfield on White House logistics and Cabinet Room
Thursday, June 17, 1971 · 8:06 AM–9:48 AM ET · Oval Office · 4 min
AI Summary
Manolo Sanchez, Alexander P. Butterfield, and unidentified individuals met in the Oval Office to discuss logistical and administrative details regarding the President’s daily schedule. The conversation focused on minor operational matters, including the physical status of the Cabinet room and a request for food service. No major policy decisions were made during this brief, routine coordination meeting.
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NARA Description
On June 17, 1971, 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. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 524-029 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 524-29
Date: June 17, 1971
Time: Unknown between 8:06 am and 9:48 am
Location: Oval Office
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[Previous archivists categorized this section as unintelligible. It has been rereviewed and
released 01/14/2020.]
[Unintelligible]
[524-029-w001]
[Duration: 3m 51s]
Manolo Sanchez, Alexander P. Butterfield, and unknown people met.
The President’s schedule
General conversation
Cabinet door [?]
Request
-Food [?]
Sanchez, Butterfield, and the unknown people 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.
- 524-002 8:06 AM · 29 sec — 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 524-029, 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/524-029 (accessed October 22, 2026).