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Conversation 540-010

TapeTape 540StartTuesday, July 20, 1971 at 1:21 PMEndTuesday, July 20, 1971 at 1:25 PMTape start time03:22:10Tape end time03:24:45ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Butterfield, Alexander P.Recording deviceOval Office
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On July 20, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:21 pm and 1:25 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 540-010 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 540-10

Date: July 20, 1971
Time: Unknown after 1:21 pm and 1:25 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.

     The President's schedule
          -Group of African athletes
               -Tour of the White House
                      -Henry C. Cashen, II, Charles W. Colson, H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
                      -Oliver F. (“Ollie”) Atkins
          -Chairman of fundraising effort
          -Athletes

Butterfield left at 1:25 pm.
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I don't know.
Is that, is that, is that okay?
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
We've got 47.
They're doing two of us and two to three.
And Colson.
I don't think I'm going to do it.
Okay.
Okay.
A lot of people ask me about this now.
I'll just let them know later.
Forget it, but Long's did accept the job this year with a fundraising dinner or something.
Yeah.
Sure.
Sure.
Well, I'll call him sometime.
Okay, that's good.
Good deal.
But I'll be out of the office if you don't break it.
All right, ma'am.
You heard me.
Yeah, Tom, I am better than him.
I just didn't see my office for the rest of the hour.
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