Nixon White House TapesTape 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

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Butterfield, Alexander P.Conversation534-014 onTape 534 (tape position 00:03:33–00:04:58)StartThursday, July 1, 1971 at 8:41 AMEndThursday, July 1, 1971 at 8:45 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 534-014 ↗

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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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.

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.
  • 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.

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).