Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 543 › Conversation 543-007
Nixon & Butterfield on White House administration and Executive documentation
Thursday, July 22, 1971 · 6:20 PM–6:25 PM ET · Oval Office · 17 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield to finalize administrative tasks regarding his official schedule. The discussion centered on the review and signing of pending executive documents. The meeting concluded briefly with the President providing final instructions for the evening's workflow.
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NARA Description
On July 22, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:20 pm and 6:25 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 543-007 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 543-7
Date: July 22, 1971
Time: Unknown between 6:20 pm and 6:25 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with an unknown man [Alexander P. Butterfield?].
President’s schedule
-Items to be signed
The unknown man [Butterfield?] left at an unknown time before 6:25 pm.Also recorded on July 22, 1971
- 006-186 5:16 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 5:16 pm.
- 543-005 5:17 PM · 53 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:17 pm and 5:35 pm.
- 066-001 5:18 PM · 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon and bipartisan Senate leaders, including Peter G. Peterson, Clinton P. Anderson, Wallace F. Bennett, J. Caleb Boggs, Clifford P. Case, Carl T. Curtis, Paul J. Fannin, J. William Fulbright, Robert P. Griffin, Clifford P. Hansen, Roman L. Hruska, Jacob K. Javits, Warren G. ("Maggie") Magnuson, Jack R. Miller, Robert W. Packwood, Charles H. Percy, Abraham A. Ribicoff, Robert A. Best, and Thomas Vail, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 5:18 pm and 5:34 pm.
- 543-006 5:35 PM · 48 min — President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), Melvin R. Laird, Henry A. Kissinger, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:35 pm and 6:20 pm.
- 006-187 5:38 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 5:38 pm.
- 543-008 6:25 PM · 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Henry A. Kissinger, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 6:25 pm to 6:46 pm.
- 006-188 6:46 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:46 pm and 7:00 pm.
- 543-009 6:46 PM · 1 min — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at 6:46 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 543-007, July 22, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/543-007 (accessed October 9, 2026).