Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 534 › Conversation 534-014
Nixon & Butterfield on White House schedule and administrative coordination
Thursday, July 1, 1971 · 8:41 AM–8:45 AM ET · Oval Office ·29 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his Deputy Assistant Alexander P. Butterfield to review the day's upcoming agenda and administrative schedule. The brief discussion focused on logistical coordination and the management of the President's morning activities. No major policy decisions were recorded during this short planning session.
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NARA Description
On July 1, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:41 am to 8:45 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 534-014 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 534-14
Date: July 1, 1971
Time: Between 8:41 am and 8:45 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.
Schedule
Butterfield left at 8:45 am.Also recorded on July 1, 1971
- 064-001 8:35 AM — Virginia H. Knauer and unknown person(s) met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 8:35 am and 10:32 am.
- 064-002 8:35 AM · 16 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 8:35 am and 10:32 am.
- 534-001 8:35 AM · 33 sec — unknown person(s) and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:35 am and 8:41 am.
- 534-002 8:45 AM · 1 hr 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Stephen B. Bull, Henry A. Kissinger [?], and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:45 am to 9:52 am.
- 006-076 9:53 AM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:53 am.
- 006-077 9:53 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:53 am and 2:11 pm.
- 261-028 9:53 AM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:53 am and 2:11 pm.
- 261-029 9:53 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:53 am and 2:11 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 534-014, July 1, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/534-014 (accessed September 18, 2026).