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Nixon & Butterfield on Henry Kissinger and John Ehrlichman

Tuesday, June 22, 1971 · 1:48 PM–1:50 PM ET · Oval Office · 1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.Conversation527-002 on Tape 527 (tape position 00:01:23–00:04:03)StartTuesday, June 22, 1971 at 1:48 PMEndTuesday, June 22, 1971 at 1:50 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 527-002 ↗

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President Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met to coordinate the President's daily schedule, specifically addressing requested meetings with Henry Kissinger and John Ehrlichman. Nixon instructed Butterfield to prioritize urgent matters with Kissinger while deferring non-essential requests to the following day. The brief discussion concluded with the President deciding to review briefing materials before receiving Ehrlichman.

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What's that?
Oh, where, where approximately did she do it?
Where is he?
Uh, I see her in the first.
Let's see, what about Henry?
Is he, can he wait till tomorrow?
See, he's my man and he just called just now and said he'd like to see you.
I can check and see if he can wait till tomorrow.
That'd be a referral, right?
Well, I, what do you mean that way?
Just, you can see this, just say, Henry, if it's something that has to be done today, fine.
If it's something that has to be put off tomorrow, just tell him the schedule's full.
You know, if it has to be done today, fine.
You want to see John in about 10 minutes?
Well, I apologize, but I'll read some things here first.
All right.

NARA Description

On June 22, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:48 pm and 1:50 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 527-002 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 527-2

Date: June 22, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:48 pm and 1:50 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.

     President's schedule
           -Meeting with Henry A. Kissinger
           -Frank J. Shakespeare meeting
           -Meeting with Kissinger
           -John D. Ehrlichman

Butterfield left at an unknown time before 1:50 pm.

Also recorded on June 22, 1971

  • 005-128 1:48 PM · 2 min — John D. Ehrlichman, White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and Clark MacGregor talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:48 pm and 10:24 pm.
  • 005-129 1:48 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:48 pm and 10:24 pm.
  • 527-001 1:48 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:48 pm and 1:50 pm.
  • 527-003 1:48 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:48 pm to 1:50 pm.
  • 527-004 1:50 PM · 1 hr 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), John D. Ehrlichman, Henry A. Kissinger, and Melvin R. Laird met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:50 pm to 3:07 pm.
  • 527-005 3:07 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:07 pm and 3:11 pm.
  • 527-006 3:07 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:07 pm and 3:11 pm.
  • 527-007 3:07 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:07 pm and 3:11 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 527-002, June 22, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/527-002 (accessed October 22, 2026).