Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 529 › Conversation 529-010

Nixon & Butterfield on Winton M. Blount and Cabinet meetings

Sunday, June 27, 1971 · 8:06 PM–8:11 PM ET · Oval Office · 2 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.Conversation529-010 on Tape 529 (tape position 00:33:28–00:36:09)StartSunday, June 27, 1971 at 8:06 PMEndSunday, June 27, 1971 at 8:11 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 529-010 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417178127 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met to finalize the guest list and protocol for an upcoming dinner honoring Postmaster General Winton M. Blount. The discussion focused on ensuring that key political allies and assistants, such as Willie J. Usery, Jr., were included while excluding carryover staff. Additionally, they reviewed the upcoming Cabinet meeting agenda, specifically coordinating with John D. Ehrlichman to address sensitive matters regarding document security.

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NARA Description

On June 27, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:06 pm to 8:11 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 529-010 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 529-010

Date: June 27, 1971
Time: 8:06 pm - 8:11 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.

     Winton M. (“Red”) Blount dinner
         -Attendance
              -Attendance of deputies
              -Elmer T. (“Ted”) Klassen
              -Charles W. Colson
              -Willie J. Usery, Jr.
                   -Role in Postal strike

     Cabinet meeting
          -Agenda
               -John D. Ehrlichman
          -Length
          -George P. Shultz
          -Agenda
               -Ehrlichman
                     -Document security discussion
          -Length

Butterfield left at 8:11 pm.

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With regard to the blunt dinner, the only thing that I would suggest is that there should be, rather than, I was thinking rather than his own family, he should have his assistant.
You know, dad is his one son.
Are they having a lot of kids?
You see what I mean?
Yes, sir.
Yes.
He's having one.
All right.
Well, that's fine.
Yes.
We're having classes and services every year and a half.
Yeah.
And then I've gone with Colson over to his assistants and then four of them that are the top guys that are not carryovers.
And those fellows were having.
That's right, don't have any carryovers.
No.
One fellow we haven't had that we should have is according to Colson, is Bill Usery who helped him at Coastal Strength.
Other than that, he's been very well coordinated.
That's right, that's right.
It's got to be that hour.
Maybe...
The blue collar worker, no.
Yeah, okay.
I suppose they say I'm a prize cabinet member, so we'll discuss that.
Yeah, that's what they said.
That's what they heard.
Don't ask, that's what they heard.
All right, sir.
Because he'll know how to keep it in line with other agency.
He knows what we discussed up there.
Let's see.
Talking security.
Yeah, we could.
Yeah.
That's what they do.
Okay, well, those are fine.
All right, well, I'll get you another one.
Yeah, let's just work it out tomorrow.
We have some brief...

Also recorded on June 27, 1971

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  • 529-007 7:53 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:53 pm and 8:02 pm.
  • 529-008 7:53 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:53 pm and 8:02 pm.
  • 529-009 8:02 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:02 pm to 8:05 pm.
  • 529-011 8:11 PM · 54 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:11 pm and 8:13 pm.
  • 529-012 8:11 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:11 pm and 8:13 pm.
  • 529-013 8:11 PM · 31 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:11 pm and 8:14 pm.
  • 529-014 8:18 PM · 54 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Mark Andrews met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:18 pm to 9:14 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 529-010, June 27, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417178127). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/529-010 (accessed November 2, 2026).