Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 531 › Conversation 531-011

Nixon, Harley & Butterfield on Service recognition and White House staff

Monday, June 28, 1971 · 4:54 PM–4:56 PM ET · Oval Office · 1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.; Bull, Stephen B.; Harley, Ronald A.; White House photographer; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.; Bull, Stephen B.; Harley, Ronald A.; White House photographerConversation531-011 on Tape 531 (tape position 00:25:00–00:26:33)StartMonday, June 28, 1971 at 4:54 PMEndMonday, June 28, 1971 at 4:56 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 531-011 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield, Stephen B. Bull, and Ronald A. Harley to recognize Harley's twenty-five years of service. During this brief encounter, the President presented Harley with a gift and briefly discussed his professional tenure. The meeting concluded after a formal photograph was taken to commemorate the occasion.

  • Ronald A. Harley
  • Service recognition
  • White House staff
  • Presidential gift
  • Commemorative photography

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President, Mr. Roland Harty, 25 years.
Wow.
Thank you very much.
So we want to thank you for those five years and wish you the very best.
Have you liked it?
Yeah.
You have?
Yeah.
Yeah, but that's why I got a bias in it.
How effective do you appear in prison?
I know you were here.
I know you are.

NARA Description

On June 28, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, Stephen B. Bull, Ronald A. Harley, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:54 pm to 4:56 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 531-011 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 531-11

Date: June 28, 1971
Time: 4:54 pm - 4:56 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield, Stephen B. Bull, and Ronald A. Harley; the
White House photographer was present at the beginning of the meeting.

     Harley's experience

     Arrangements for photograph

     Harley's experience

      Presentation of gifts by President

      President's schedule

Bull, et al., left at 4:56 pm.

Also recorded on June 28, 1971

  • 531-006 4:44 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 4:44 pm.
  • 531-008 4:47 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, T. Warren Parker, Charles W. Colson, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:47 pm to 4:49 pm.
  • 531-009 4:49 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, William E. Casselman, II, White House photographer, and William E. Timmons met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:49 pm to 4:52 pm.
  • 531-010 4:52 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, William E. Kriegsman, Stephen B. Bull, John C. Whitaker, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:52 pm to 4:54 pm.
  • 531-012 4:56 PM · 27 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:56 pm and 5:07 pm.
  • 531-013 4:56 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:56 pm and 5:07 pm.
  • 531-014 4:56 PM · 33 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:56 pm and 5:07 pm.
  • 531-015 4:56 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:56 pm and 5:07 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 531-011, 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/531-011 (accessed October 5, 2026).