Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 531 › Conversation 531-030
Nixon & Butterfield on F. Edward Hébert
Tuesday, June 29, 1971 · 6:29 PM–6:30 PM ET · Oval Office · 22 sec
AI Summary
President Richard M. Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield to facilitate a telephonic communication regarding F. Edward Hébert. The brief discussion served to connect the President with the Representative for an urgent or scheduled call. Following the transition of this information, the meeting concluded immediately.
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NARA Description
On June 29, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 6:29 pm to 6:30 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 531-030 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 531-30
Date: June 29, 1971
Time: 6:29 pm - 6:30 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.
F. Edward Hébert
-Call to President
Butterfield left at 6:30 pm.Also recorded on June 29, 1971
- 006-032 5:35 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Clark MacGregor talked on the telephone from 5:35 pm to 5:39 pm.
- 006-033 5:39 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:39 pm and 5:44 pm.
- 006-034 5:44 PM · 32 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Mary Swann talked on the telephone from 5:44 pm to 5:45 pm.
- 006-035 5:45 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 5:45 pm.
- 006-036 5:46 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John N. Mitchell, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 5:46 pm to 5:50 pm.
- 531-029 5:50 PM · 38 min — President Richard M. Nixon, James D. Hodgson, George P. Shultz, Manolo Sanchez, unknown person(s), and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:50 pm to 6:29 pm.
- 006-037 6:30 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and F. Edward Hébert talked on the telephone from 6:30 pm to 6:36 pm.
- 531-031 6:30 PM · 28 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and F. Edward Hébert met in the Oval Office of the White House from 6:30 pm to 7:00 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 531-030, June 29, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/531-030 (accessed October 5, 2026).