President Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield in the Oval Office to receive and review an item delivered by National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger. The brief two-minute session served as a logistical exchange of sensitive materials. No further details regarding the nature of the document or subsequent actions were recorded during this interaction.
On June 18, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:40 am to 8:42 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 526-001 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 526-1
Date: June 18, 1971
Time: 8:40 am - 8:42 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.
Item from Henry A. Kissinger
Butterfield left at 8:42 am.No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.