Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 529 › Conversation 529-017
Nixon, Ziegler & Butterfield on Defense budget and Executive briefing
Monday, June 28, 1971 · 10:04 AM–10:05 AM ET · Oval Office · 1 min
AI Summary
President Nixon met with Ronald Ziegler and Alexander Butterfield in the Oval Office to conduct a brief administrative session. The participants focused on reviewing the defense budget, utilizing the time for a quick executive briefing. The meeting concluded after approximately one minute without recorded follow-up actions.
- Defense budget
- Executive briefing
- White House administration
Audio
Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On June 28, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:04 am and 10:05 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 529-017 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 529-017
Date: June 28, 1971
Time: Unknown between 10:04 am and 10:05 am
Location: Oval Office
Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542
Ronald L. Ziegler met with Alexander P. Butterfield.
President's location
The President entered at an unknown time after 10:04 am.
Schedule
-Briefing
-Defense budget
The President, Butterfield and Ziegler left at 10:05 am.Also recorded on June 28, 1971
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 529-017, June 28, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/529-017 (accessed October 11, 2026).